Branwood School Trust Limited

Analysis

Branwood School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 1984, 42 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 01644174). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Branwood School Trust Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Branwood School Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburne House (£1.5m), The Greater Share Foundation (£1.5m) and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.