THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1125386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Broomton Foundation focuses on supporting charities within the United Kingdom.

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Latest income

£3.0m

Latest spending

£3.3m

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £5,757,699 and endowment funds of £16,393,581, resulting in total net assets of £22,151,280. The trustees report that the major risk of a fall in incoming resources is deemed low likelihood and impact, managed by maintaining substantial resources in the Endowment fund. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations received from related parties, of which two directors are Trustees of the charity, without conditions totalled £1,900,000 (2023 - £nil).

“Aggregate donations received from related parties, of which two directors are Trustees of the charity, without conditions totalled £1,900,000 (2023 - £nil). No further related party transactions requiring disclosure took place during the reporting period.” — page 15

“The Trustees were reimbursed for expenses related to their services to the charity in the current year that amounted to £33 (2023 - £137). The charity had no employees during the year (2023 - none).” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for expenses related to their services to the charity in the current year that amounted to £33 (2023 - £137).

“Aggregate donations received from related parties, of which two directors are Trustees of the charity, without conditions totalled £1,900,000 (2023 - £nil). No further related party transactions requiring disclosure took place during the reporting period.” — page 15

“The Trustees were reimbursed for expenses related to their services to the charity in the current year that amounted to £33 (2023 - £137). The charity had no employees during the year (2023 - none).” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£3.0m

Total spending

£3.3m

Reserves (reported)

£4.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~15.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

BENEDICTA CHAMBERLAIN
JULIUS FERGUS CHAMBERLAIN
KATE LEWIS
ROBERT HUGO CHAMBERLAIN

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£3.0m	£3.3m
05/04/2024	£2.5m	£199k
05/04/2023	£485k	£213k
05/04/2022	£2.0m	£852k
05/04/2021	£1.4m	£255k

Common questions

Is THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £5,757,699 and endowment funds of £16,393,581, resulting in total net assets of £22,151,280. The trustees report that the major risk of a fall in incoming resources is deemed low likelihood and impact, managed by maintaining substantial resources in the Endowment fund. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)	1	£600k
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£454k
THE HOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£156k
MANOE FAMILY	1	£113k
THE LONDON BOARD FOR SHECHITA	1	£35k
PARKWATER FOUNDATION	1	£34k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN	1	£26k
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BLOOM FOUNDATION.

THE BLOOM FOUNDATION income £7.0m
BROOM FOUNDATION income £4.6m
THE BROYST FOUNDATION income £117k
The BloomSpace Foundation income £161k
The Green Room Foundation Ltd income £4.0m
WEST BROMWICH BUILDING SOCIETY FOUNDATION income £354k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION	£3.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION FY2025	£7.0m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BROOM FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BROYST FOUNDATION FY2024	£117k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The BloomSpace Foundation FY2025	£161k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Green Room Foundation Ltd FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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