The Bernicia Foundation
Analysis
The Bernicia Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashington. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12107517). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Bernicia Foundation reported income of £200k and spending of £209k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £300k to £200k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Bernicia Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawthorne Meadow Trust (£200k), Masjid Fatimah Zahra (R.a.) (£200k) and The Sikh Cultural and Sports Community Centre, Leamington and Warwick (£200k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Foundation are to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of poverty, homelessness, old age, mental or physical disability or ill health by the provision of grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or organisations working to relieve such needs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Meadow Trust | East Sussex | £200k |
| Masjid Fatimah Zahra (R.a.) | Leicester | £200k |
| The Sikh Cultural and Sports Community Centre, Leamington and Warwick | Leamington Spa | £200k |
| Difference | Durham | £200k |