Fairy Bricks

Analysis

Fairy Bricks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fairy Bricks reported income of £842k and spending of £815k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £954k to £842k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fairy Bricks sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocacy West Wales - Eiriolaeth Gorllewin Cymru (£842k), The J J Charitable Trust (£842k) and The Living Room (£842k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 61% and donations and legacies 39%. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £711k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.