The Brookside Trust

Analysis

The Brookside Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in November 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 14232942). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Brookside Trust reported income of £28.8m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £28.8m (+576605%), an average of +7494% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 6.4% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Brookside Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thalidomide Trust (£28.6m), YMCA St Paul's Group (£30.2m) and Mental Health Matters (£28.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £48k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.