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Braunstone West Council of Social Service

RegisteredRegistered charity number 521397LeicesterGrant-making and general purposes
Income£31k2025-12-31
Spending£26ksame year
Spent / received80%5-year average
Size in its cause64th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Braunstone West Council of Social Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Braunstone West Council of Social Service reported income of £31k and spending of £26k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £31k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Braunstone West Council of Social Service sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alfred and Frances Rubens Charitable Trust (£31k), Woodland Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity (£31k) and Whitstable Over 60's Centre (£31k).

Income and spending

£0£7,715£15k£23k£31k2021 Income: £13,9362021 Spending: £9,11520212022 Income: £23,3242022 Spending: £14,05520222023 Income: £27,3752023 Spending: £25,47120232024 Income: £29,5932024 Spending: £24,52820242025 Income: £30,8612025 Spending: £26,2562025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Management and maintainence of land and building, St Mary's Social Centre.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Alfred and Frances Rubens Charitable TrustBuckinghamshire£31k
Woodland Village Hall and Recreation Ground CharityCounty Durham£31k
Whitstable Over 60's CentreBromley£31k
The James Ellis Charitable TrustYork£31k