Joseph Brough Charitable Trust
Analysis
Joseph Brough Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in May 1964, 62 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 March 2025, Joseph Brough Charitable Trust reported income of £67k and spending of £49k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £67k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Joseph Brough Charitable Trust 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City & East London Bereavement Service (£67k), The White Oak Charitable Trust (£68k) and Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust provides grants to charitable organisations helping people in need in the historic counties of Northumberland and Durham. It gives priority to appeals linked to the Methodist Church as the settlor was an active Methodist.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| City & East London Bereavement Service | London | £67k |
| The White Oak Charitable Trust | London | £68k |
| Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation | Middlesex | £67k |
| The James Neill Trust Fund | Worksop | £68k |