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BRANCHING OUT

Registered charity 1047403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Branching Out charitable activities focus on the support and training of adults with learning disabilities, working with our community. These activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

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Latest income
£580k
Latest spending
£589k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,204 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £451,222. The trustees maintain an Emergency Operating Fund equivalent to three months of turnover to ensure solvency in the event of funding shortfalls. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources expected for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 in 2024/25” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 in 2024/25” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Branching Out (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£580k
Total spending
£589k
Cost of raising funds
£87k
Reserves (reported)
£159k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£580k£589k
31/03/2024£539k£546k
31/03/2023£462k£467k
31/03/2022£435k£446k
31/03/2021£462k£419k

Common questions

Is BRANCHING OUT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,204 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £451,222. The trustees maintain an Emergency Operating Fund equivalent to three months of turnover to ensure solvency in the event of funding shortfalls. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources expected for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRANCHING OUT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BRANCHING OUT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRANCHING OUT as a grant recipient include THE INMAN CHARITY, THE VARRIER-JONES FOUNDATION, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£3kSocial - Physically and Mentally Disabled
THE VARRIER-JONES FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£750Disability