The Brothers Trust

Analysis

The Brothers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10722497). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Brothers Trust reported income of £597k and spending of £591k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £433k to £597k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Brothers Trust 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ian and Santa Gascoigne Charitable Foundation (£596k), Nilaari Agency (£603k) and Menscraft (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55% and donations and legacies 45%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £523k. Reserves of £292k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.