The Brooke Heritage Trust

Analysis

The Brooke Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07168282). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Brooke Heritage Trust reported income of £136k and spending of £192k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £358k to £136k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Brooke Heritage Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headliners (UK) (£136k), The Saw Trust (£136k) and Harwich Electric Palace Trust (£136k).