Bernard Morris Charitable Trust

Analysis

Bernard Morris Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Bernard Morris Charitable Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £69k, spending 305% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £7,463 to £23k (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 384%. Over the whole period it spent 428% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bernard Morris Charitable Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall Brantham (£23k), Association of Parents and Friends of Our Lady of Lourdes School (£23k) and The South Park Community Trust (£23k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.