THE BROUGHTON TRUST

Registered charity 1089038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Broughton Trust is a regeneration charity; the main activities are providing a wide range of training for individuals, particularly those not in work; working with groups to provide support, training, activities for residents, neighbourhood renewal and related issues; Local Research; Youth work including mentoring young people.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£550k
Latest spending
£573k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £214,201 to £191,290, driven by a net expenditure of £22,911 against total income of £549,987. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, despite acknowledging that securing core funding remains a major problem for the sector.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Starcliff Limited have a representative on the Board, Bob Chorley, and £400 was received from Starcliff in the year for work undertaken on Starcliff accounts (2024: £2,656).
“Starcliff Limited have a representative on the Board, Bob Chorley, and £400 was received from Starcliff in the year for work undertaken on Starcliff accounts (2024: £2,656).” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£573k
Reserves (reported)
£140k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£550k£573k
31/03/2024£541k£495k
31/03/2023£457k£458k
31/03/2022£364k£433k
31/03/2021£549k£467k

Common questions

Is THE BROUGHTON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £214,201 to £191,290, driven by a net expenditure of £22,911 against total income of £549,987. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, despite acknowledging that securing core funding remains a major problem for the sector. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BROUGHTON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BROUGHTON TRUST as a grant recipient include RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED, THE BOOTH CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2025£101kRelief of unemployment and provision of training/employment opportunities
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2023£62krelief of unemployment and provision of training and employment opportunities
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2024£45krelief of unemployment and the provision of training and employment opportunities
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2022£27krelief of unemployment and the provision of training and employment opportunities
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2024£9kOther
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2025£1kOther charitable purposes
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2024£-4krelief of unemployment and the provision of training and employment opportunities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£270kREAL (Reaching and Empowering Advocates Locally)
UK government19/08/2020£90kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2016£10kPreparing for the Future
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2014£10kWork Club 'Extra' Co ordinator Salford
The National Lottery Community Fund28/08/2012£1000kIrwell Valley Sustainable Communities Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2012£10kThe Broughton Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2011£492kInvestment in Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2005£146kto complete work on creating Broughton Trust as a local charity.

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 THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BROUGHTON TRUST£550k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
BROUGHTON COMMUNITY AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£532k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BROOK TRUST FY2025£739k—0unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2024£501k—0unclear—noted
THE BRANDON TRUST FY2025£77.6m——unclear—no doubt

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