The Bressler Foundation

Analysis

The Bressler Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Bressler Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.1m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 348%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Bressler Foundation 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluebase Foundation (£2.1m), Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited (£2.1m) and Age UK Derby & Derbyshire (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72% and investments 28%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m. Reserves of £17.3m would cover about 81 months of spending at that rate.