The Seventh Earl of Bradford's 1981 Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Seventh Earl of Bradford's 1981 Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shifnal. It was registered in June 1982, 44 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Seventh Earl of Bradford's 1981 Charitable Trust reported income of £48k and spending of £22k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £48k (+307%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, The Seventh Earl of Bradford's 1981 Charitable Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windlesham Golf Club Charitable Trust (£48k), Worldwide Souls Restoration Church (£48k) and Park Hill Trust (£48k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.