The Brelms Trust CIO
Analysis
The Brelms Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pool in Wharfedale. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending November 2025, The Brelms Trust CIO reported income of £59k and spending of £734k, spending 1242% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £525k to £59k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Brelms Trust CIO sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S.a.f.e.: Arts for Education (£59k), Hayat Trust (£59k) and European Underwater Baromedical Society (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charitable Incorporated Organisation offers grants to a wide variety of charities working in the local community. Funding is given exclusively to charities based in Yorkshire and directly benefitting only Yorkshire communities. Priority is given to charities working at the heart of communities to tackle disadvantage and to provide sustainable benefit to the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| S.a.f.e.: Arts for Education | Tonbridge | £59k |
| Hayat Trust | Birmingham | £59k |
| European Underwater Baromedical Society | Perth | £59k |
| Centre for Community Development | Surrey | £59k |