Friends of Bram

Analysis

Friends of Bram is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Bram reported income of £635k and spending of £472k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £179k to £635k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of Bram sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Sutton Mental Health Foundation Charity Company (£635k), Play Inclusion Project (Pip) (£636k) and Raise Limited (£635k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, trading 24% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £228k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.