The Bradford Foundation Trust

Analysis

The Bradford Foundation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 203 Westgate. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bradford Foundation Trust reported income of £368k and spending of £374k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £193k to £368k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bradford Foundation Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junius S Morgan Benevolent Fund (£368k), Eritrean Orthodox Christian (St Michael's) Community Church (£368k) and Nelson Community Trust (£368k).