THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN

Registered charity 1001738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN OFFERS FOOD, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE HOMELESS IN BRADFORD.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF BRADFORD, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS.

Area of benefit: BRADFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner reported that accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011, resulting in a qualified opinion. No other matters came to the examiner's attention during the review.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Audit opinion: qualified
“accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
“accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 9

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 9

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 8

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 08/11/2024, 8 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£31k
31/12/2024£30k£32k
31/12/2023£36k£36k
31/12/2022£27k£33k
31/12/2021£27k£35k

Common questions

Is THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner reported that accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011, resulting in a qualified opinion. No other matters came to the examiner's attention during the review. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN as a grant recipient include THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PADSTOW POOR'S LAND CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRADFORD SOUP RUN£38k——unclear—no doubt
PADSTOW POOR'S LAND CHARITIES FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
SAVE THE SOULS FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRISTOL SOUP RUN TRUST FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
THE ROTARY CLUB OF WHITCHURCH TRUST FUND FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
ENDERUN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£133k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.