Bosom Friends (Bradford)

Analysis

Bosom Friends (Bradford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bosom Friends (Bradford) reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £12k to £11k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bosom Friends (Bradford) sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coventry and District Charitable Trust (£11k), The Kevin Richards Foundation Centre (£11k) and The Gordon Trust (£11k).