Brendon Charitable Trust

Analysis

Brendon Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in March 1983, 43 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 April 2026, Brendon Charitable Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £22k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £12k to £15k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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, Brendon Charitable Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mirfield Choral Society (£15k), Lee on the Solent Voluntary Care Group (£15k) and Rainford Ladies' Choir (£15k).