Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund

Analysis

Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Mowbray. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund reported income of £613k and spending of £749k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £250k to £613k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watchtree Nature Reserve Limited (£612k), The Amelia Methodist Trust Company Limited (£613k) and Ahlebait Foundation (£612k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £723k. Reserves of £345k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.