BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE
Bramber Bakehouse supports female survivors of abuse, exploitation and displacement. Our holistic, trauma-informed, person-centred programme offers baking and wellbeing sessions. Women learn new skills and are supported to engage with their community and society. Life skills, graduate opportunities and employability pathways reduce the risk of abuse and exploitation and increases positive choices.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND/OR ANY FORM OF VIOLENCE OR DISCRIMINATION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT, OPPORTUNITIES AND/OR INTERNSHIPS IN THE BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE (OR ANY OTHER PARTNERED BAKERY) TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING OF NEW SKILLS TO ENABLE INTEGRATION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £41,602, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £80,039. Per the trustees' report, these reserves represent approximately ten months of unrestricted operating expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months. The charity remains dependent on grants and donations but has established a designated sustainability fund to support future resilience.
What the accounts disclose
“The revised policy establishes a target range for unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of annual expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 26
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Has a trading subsidiary
Trustees
- Gabrielle Fieldchair
- Alison Ruth Ring
- Catherine Cullen
- Frances Duncan
- Jacqueline Clinton
- Laura Neale
- Morgan Griffiths
- Priya Radia
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £297k | £255k |
| 31/12/2024 | £231k | £207k |
| 31/12/2023 | £227k | £245k |
| 31/12/2022 | £174k | £133k |
| 31/12/2021 | £52k | £69k |
Common questions
Is BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £41,602, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £80,039. Per the trustees' report, these reserves represent approximately ten months of unrestricted operating expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months. The charity remains dependent on grants and donations but has established a designated sustainability fund to support future resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS WALL TRUST, DELAMERE DAIRY FOUNDATION, THE BOLTINI TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE THREE OAKS TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2022 | £45k | |
| DELAMERE DAIRY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £30k | |
| THE BOLTINI TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2025 | £10k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE BOLTINI TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | Disadvantaged I Disabled I Homeless Adult Care Institutions |
| THE THREE OAKS TRUST | FY2023 | £9k | vulnerable women |
| THE THREE OAKS TRUST | FY2025 | £6k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £6k | Social welfare |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2025 | £5k | Domestic Abuse |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Social Welfare |
| THE BOLTINI TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2022 | £5k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE TRUEMARK TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | Part time staff to support work with vulnerable children & young people |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | FY2024 | £4k | Other grants |
| FONTHILL FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | Young women’s bakery training programme for victims of female trafficking. |
| THE THREE OAKS TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | FY2023 | £3k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | Social Welfare |
| THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Health and Wellbeing appeals |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Grant to help extend a 8-week programme for women who are victims of human trafficking. |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | FY2026 | Unverified read£2k | |
| THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | 1 month's salary for a Project Coordinator. |
| THE OLWYN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated | Helping victims of abuse |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/12/2025 | £240k | Baking a Brighter Future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2025 | £20k | Sustaining the Heart of Bramber |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/09/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2023 | £17k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Crowdfunder | 06/07/2022 | £13k | Local Action Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/11/2021 | £10k | A little taste of freedom |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON | 1 | £418k |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK | 1 | £104k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| CHARLES PLATER TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| CAMDEN GIVING | 1 | £30k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| THE BROOK TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED
- WOMENS ENTERPRISING BREAKTHROUGH
- THE WREN BAKERY CIO
- Women's Inclusive Team
- WILTSHIRE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
- WE:ARE Women's Empowerment And Recovery Educators
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMBER BAKEHOUSE | £297k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED | £536k | — | 0 | within | — | noted |
| WOMENS ENTERPRISING BREAKTHROUGH | £324k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| THE WREN BAKERY CIO | £62k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Women's Inclusive Team | £647k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WILTSHIRE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | £26k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |