THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1139537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B-INSPIRED
NEIGHBOURHOOD BASED CHARITY, WITH SERVICES RELATING TO SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE, FOOD POVERTY, WELFARE ADVICE, TRAINING, BUSINESS SUPPORT, SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERING.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,267,092, which the trustees describe as 'very healthy' against a policy target of approximately £750,000. However, the filing notes that a significant portion of these funds is tied up in illiquid property assets and is offset by a pension scheme deficit of £391,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Rent and room hire (69% of income)
“Rent & Room Hire 1,053,200” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £750,000 (held: £3.3m)
“The trustees estimate that reserves at a level of approximately £750,000 would ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they would be able to continue the charity's current activities” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £391k
“This means the provision for this deficit now stands at £391,000 as at the 31 March 2025.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: B-Inspired (Trading) Ltd
“The charity owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of B-Inspired (Trading) Ltd, a company registered in England.” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mayfield & Co.. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Angie Wright — Chief Officer (source)
- Tim Morton — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£335k
Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 17.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- TIMOTHY JOHN MORTONchair
- Ali Waqas Syed
- Edward Rodgers
- Emma Louise Southern
- Geoffrey Stagg
- Henry Thompson
- Michael Moreton
- Millicent Emily Gant
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,267,092, which the trustees describe as 'very healthy' against a policy target of approximately £750,000. However, the filing notes that a significant portion of these funds is tied up in illiquid property assets and is offset by a pension scheme deficit of £391,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mayfield & Co..
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