THE GRANT BRADLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1093331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty and sickness, assistance for the elderly through the provision of housing and associated amenities. The advancement of the Roman Catholic faith throughout the world.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£808k
Latest spending
£400k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,902,034 against total net assets of £2,907,007. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient free cash reserves to meet its obligations, aiming to hold one month's unrestricted charitable expenditure in the bank. The financial review confirms the trust has adequate resources for the foreseeable future to carry on its charitable operations and pay its debts as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“While we concur with management’s assessment that no material uncertainty exists regarding going concern since the likelihood of the refinancing not being agreed is considered remote, this is a matter of judgment which should be brought to the reader’s attention.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by ML Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £240k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£808k
Total spending
£400k
Cost of raising funds
£259k
Reserves (reported)
£46k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% 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: 32.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Poland · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£808k£400k
31/12/2023£580k£517k
31/12/2022£423k£335k
31/12/2021£473k£393k
31/12/2020£456k£354k

Common questions

Is THE GRANT BRADLEY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,902,034 against total net assets of £2,907,007. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient free cash reserves to meet its obligations, aiming to hold one month's unrestricted charitable expenditure in the bank. The financial review confirms the trust has adequate resources for the foreseeable future to carry on its charitable operations and pay its debts as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by ML Audit LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GRANT BRADLEY CHARITABLE TRUST£808k—0unclear—noted
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST FY2024£181k—0above—no doubt
ARCHANGE LEBRUN TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
GRAND CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE ORDER OF WOMEN FREEMASONS FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITWORTH LIMITED FY2025£3.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MRS R P TINDALL'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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