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THE BRADLEY AND KATHERINE WICKENS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1140413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BROAD REACH FOUNDATION

The Charity's main objectives are to seek to improve the outlook for children and young people in the UK and the Emerging Markets by providing for a better education, improved health and wellbeing and a more balanced relationship with their environment.

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Latest income
£256k
Latest spending
£434k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the foundation has total unrestricted funds of £3,351,028, which are primarily invested in liquid assets to fund charitable distributions. The trustees confirm the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months, with no significant fixed assets or employees. The foundation is funded solely through investment income, with no active fundraising expected.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income
£548k
Total spending
£293k
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~180.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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: 3.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£256k£434k
31/12/2023£62k£393k
31/12/2022£83k£209k
31/12/2021£86k£200k
31/12/2020£548k£293k

Common questions

Is THE BRADLEY AND KATHERINE WICKENS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the foundation has total unrestricted funds of £3,351,028, which are primarily invested in liquid assets to fund charitable distributions. The trustees confirm the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months, with no significant fixed assets or employees. The foundation is funded solely through investment income, with no active fundraising expected. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DANSON FOUNDATION1£302k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED1£51k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL1£42k
Able Child Africa1£30k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
GRAFF FOUNDATION1£0

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRADLEY AND KATHERINE WICKENS FOUNDATION£256k—0unclear—no doubt
WICKENS FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2026£224k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST BROMWICH BUILDING SOCIETY FOUNDATION FY2025£354k—0unclear—no doubt
Sir Graham Wylie Foundation FY2024£239k——below—no doubt
THE BRADFIELD FOUNDATION FY2025£655k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt

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