The Bersam Trust

Analysis

The Bersam Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bersam Trust reported income of £234k and spending of £149k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £248k to £234k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bersam Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Purpose Student Experiences Limited (£233k), Treehouse Pre-School (£234k) and Staunton on Wye Playgroup (£233k).