Brackenhall Community Trust Limited
Analysis
Brackenhall Community Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05947709). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Brackenhall Community Trust Limited reported income of £77k and spending of £117k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £117k to £77k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 552% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Brackenhall Community Trust Limited sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael, Taunton (£77k), Free Church of England Central Trust (£77k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael the Archangel, Southampton (£77k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Operates a centre with a range of services for 16 user groups. These range from young people's drama and dance groups, older peoples keep fit classes and groups for disabled people. The move to the newly built centre was made in May 2012. The Trust have worked with Open Art in bringing various art forms to the local community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael, Taunton | Taunton | £77k |
| Free Church of England Central Trust | Walsall | £77k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael the Archangel, Southampton | Southampton | £77k |
| The Cardinal Glemp Primate of Poland Endowment Foundation in Great Britain | Nottingham | £77k |