Better Communities Bradford

Analysis

Better Communities Bradford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Better Communities Bradford reported income of £435k and spending of £362k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £37k to £435k (+1081%), an average of +85% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Better Communities Bradford sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (£435k), Eating Disorder Service (Plymouth) (£435k) and Global Help (£435k).