The Mechanics Institute Henry Brown Prizes

Analysis

The Mechanics Institute Henry Brown Prizes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2024, The Mechanics Institute Henry Brown Prizes reported income of £65k and spending of £68k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £670 to £65k (+9610%), an average of +360% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 8048%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Mechanics Institute Henry Brown Prizes sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 The Michael Cohen Trust (£65k), Little Dragons (Clyst St George) Ltd (£65k) and Birmingham Cole Valley South District Scout Council (£65k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.