THE BRANSFORD TRUST

Registered charity 1173809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing support for charitable initiatives through grants and use of facilities at Royal Porcelain Works Worcester, which is owned by the trust. Working with organisations involved with, but not limited to the Arts, Music, Education and Wellbeing of Children and young People. The trustees meet twice a year to discuss and agree awards although a fast track process for small grants exists.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £21,291,962, driven by significant donations and investment income that exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees consider the reserves and state of affairs to be satisfactory, noting that sufficient liquid assets are held to manage cash flow and mitigate investment volatility risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £2.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~17.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• COLIN ALEXANDER KINNEARchair
• ADAM FREEMAN
• Alastair Kinnear
• Clare Kinnear
• Duncan Sutcliffe
• LOUISA FREEMAN

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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• The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust income £185k
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• WORCESTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST income £925k
• The King's School Worcester Charitable Trust income £494k
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Side by side with its peers

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