THE BREN PROJECT

Registered charity 1111644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing supported employment opportunities for adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£269k

Latest spending

£271k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £269,161 in income against £271,074 in expenditure, resulting in a small net deficit for the year. However, unrestricted reserves stood at £340,186, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of maintaining at least six months of running costs. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (56% of income)

“Charitable activities 4 150,175” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least 6 months running costs (held: £340k)

“This is in line with our policy of maintaining at least 6 months running costs at all times in case of issue or withdrawal from a major funder.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05551999

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)

Average employees: 0.08

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bren Project (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.

MASON, Ian George — director, appointed 09/06/2026on trustee list
PIPER, Debra Gail — director, appointed 13/07/2023on trustee list
SMITH, Roy Rodger Daniel — director, appointed 13/05/2022on trustee list
HARRINGTON, Brendan — director, appointed 15/04/2020on trustee list
ATKINSON, David John Doughton — director, appointed 09/01/2018on trustee list
SHOTTON, Michael Ian — director, appointed 04/02/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Brendan Edward John Harringtonchair
David Atkinson
Debra Piper
Ian Mason · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Michael Shotton
Roy Smith

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£269k	£271k
31/12/2024	£260k	£223k
31/12/2023	£216k	£193k
31/12/2022	£258k	£193k
31/12/2021	£138k	£158k

Common questions

Is THE BREN PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated £269,161 in income against £271,074 in expenditure, resulting in a small net deficit for the year. However, unrestricted reserves stood at £340,186, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of maintaining at least six months of running costs. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BREN PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BREN PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£11k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	FY2024	£3k
EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND	FY2022	£2k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£200
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/11/2024	£20k	Wellbeing Hub
Postcode Lottery	31/05/2024	£23k	Millionaire Street 2024 04w4 Year 1
Postcode Lottery	30/04/2024	£28k	Millionaire Street 2024 04w4 Year 2
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/07/2023	£10k	Bren Bikes
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2022	£10k	Bren Bikes
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/09/2018	£179k	Building on Success
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2015	£246k	Bren Bikes
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/09/2009	£158k	Moving On
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/11/2005	£5k	Start-up costs