THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1153988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to advance charitable aims through strategic projects that inspire learning, preserve and extend knowledge, and engage diverse communities for the greater good. We aim to achieve this mission by bringing the Brooke history and legacy to life through storytelling, record and artefact preservation and imaginative historical projects.

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Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £55,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £711,086 to £655,291. The trustees report that free reserves were in a deficit of £72,581 against a stated target of £45,000, although they note that post-year-end proceeds from a leasehold sale materially strengthened the financial position by allowing full mortgage repayment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 (held: £655k)
“The free reserves target is £45,000.” — page 5
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

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Malaysia · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£136k£192k
29/02/2024£291k£166k
28/02/2023£81k£124k
28/02/2022£112k£121k
28/02/2021£358k£49k

Common questions

Is THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £55,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £711,086 to £655,291. The trustees report that free reserves were in a deficit of £72,581 against a stated target of £45,000, although they note that post-year-end proceeds from a leasehold sale materially strengthened the financial position by allowing full mortgage repayment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST£136k—0unclear—no doubt
BROOKVALE FY2024£3.7m——below—no doubt
BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO FY2024£1.2m—0within—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt

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