THE BRENLEY TRUST

Registered charity 1151128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust's objectives are to support independent charities and individuals in relation to the reduction of poverty and hardship, and the improvement of education. Grants will mainly be administered in the United Kingdom and Southern Africa.

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £12.5 million from £11.2 million in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (73% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR PATRICK RILEYchair
• MARIE-LOUISE BRENNINKMEYER
• ROBBERT ZOET

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

Operates in: South Africa · Surrey

Income and spending

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• THE RENEWAL TRUST income £428k

Side by side with its peers

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