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Appris Charity Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 514138BradfordEducation and training
Income£3.7m2025-07-31
Spending£3.6msame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause96th pctEducation and training
Registered1983Charitable company
Employees41latest return

Analysis

Appris Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in August 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01716035). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Appris Charity Limited reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.7m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Appris Charity Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staines Preparatory School Trust (£3.7m), Confederation of School Trusts (£3.7m) and Gia England (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 86%, charitable activities 12% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £931k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.

Income and spending

£0£927k£1.9m£2.8m£3.7m2021 Income: £2,245,2322021 Spending: £2,108,39520212022 Income: £2,699,6782022 Spending: £2,398,07120222023 Income: £2,776,7192023 Spending: £2,569,21020232024 Income: £3,342,1312024 Spending: £3,121,68720242025 Income: £3,707,2802025 Spending: £3,630,8162025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Charitable activities 12%
  • Trading 86%
  • Investments 1.5%

In the charity's own words

The principal activity is that of a holding company providing and equipping a training centre for use by the subsidiary trading company and to co-operate with the subsidiary company in the provision of industrial and commercial training and education.

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CharityLocationIncome
Staines Preparatory School TrustStaines-upon-Thames£3.7m
Confederation of School TrustsLondon£3.7m
Gia EnglandLondon£3.6m
The British Institute of Non-Destructive TestingNorthampton£3.7m