The Bransford Trust

Analysis

The Bransford Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Bransford Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £902k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £593k to £2.5m (+316%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Bransford Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayfield Fellowship (£2.5m), Vision Support Barrow & District (£2.5m) and The Fifth Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67% and investments 32%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £440k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.