The Brenda Vera Cooper Charitable Will Trust
Analysis
The Brenda Vera Cooper Charitable Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Brenda Vera Cooper Charitable Will Trust reported income of £166k and spending of £226k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £123k to £166k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Brenda Vera Cooper Charitable Will Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell (£165k), RAF Marham Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess (£169k) and Moynitrust (£164k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The terms of the Trust in summary consist of a permanent endowment trust for the following beneficiaries: British Red Cross, Macmillan Cancer Research, Oakhaven and Thorners.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell | Lincolnshire | £165k |
| RAF Marham Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess | King's Lynn | £169k |
| Moynitrust | London | £164k |
| Chaveirim a Helping Hand Limited | London | £174k |