BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1059668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRACKEN TRUST
A day centre offering support for people affected by cancer and other long-term illnesses (mainly MS). Main area served is Powys and Mid Wales
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £110,552 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £845,432 to £734,880. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £111,906 are below the stated policy target of six months of budgeted expenditure (£150,000). The charity acknowledges a reliance on grant funding and notes that it is balancing its books while delivering services.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £10,420 for covering manager duties.
“One trustee invoiced the Charity £10,420 for covering manager duties in the year. No other remuneration was paid or payable in the year directly or indirectly out of the funds of the Charity to any Trustee or to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee invoiced the charity for manager duties.
“One trustee invoiced the Charity £10,420 for covering manager duties in the year. No other remuneration was paid or payable in the year directly or indirectly out of the funds of the Charity to any Trustee or to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bracken Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £157k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Howard Grant Russonchair
- Barry Hicks
- DR SIM OVIS
- DR Stephanie Warrick
- Dr Toby Tattersall · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jackie Jones
- Joy Garfitt · trustee of 1 other charity
- Linda Caroline Howells
- NICOLA CRAVEN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £110,552 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £845,432 to £734,880. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £111,906 are below the stated policy target of six months of budgeted expenditure (£150,000). The charity acknowledges a reliance on grant funding and notes that it is balancing its books while delivering services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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