The Brindle Foundation

Analysis

The Brindle Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Brindle Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.3m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Brindle Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Zochonis Charitable Trust (£2.3m), Tevini Limited (£2.4m) and Stevenage Citizens Advice Bureau (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m.