BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD

Registered charity 1181634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENMOOR BIG LOCAL CIO

Our mission is to uplift the Bradford community, particularly in socially, economically, and educationally disadvantaged areas, by enhancing the availability of essential services, facilities, and knowledge for residents. As a grassroots, women-led charity, we are dedicated to empowering BAME women by expanding their access to vital resources and opportunities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Latest income
£435k
Latest spending
£362k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £340,003.25, with unrestricted reserves of £34,963.25 representing approximately three months of core operating costs. The trustees consider this a reasonable and improving position relative to their policy target of six months. The charity reported a net income surplus of £70,401.89, with cash at bank totaling £110,790.73.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs (held: £35k)
“The charity's policy is to hold free unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months of core operating costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£435k£362k
30/06/2025£340k£270k
30/06/2024£153k£142k
30/06/2023£120k£84k
30/06/2022£37k£69k

Common questions

Is BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £340,003.25, with unrestricted reserves of £34,963.25 representing approximately three months of core operating costs. The trustees consider this a reasonable and improving position relative to their policy target of six months. The charity reported a net income surplus of £70,401.89, with cash at bank totaling £110,790.73. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, THE TRUEMARK TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LOCAL TRUSTFY2023£166kBig Local area: Greenmoor
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUSTFY2025£45k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUSTFY2026£45k
BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORKFY2022£9kGrant payments under commissions from external funders
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/06/2026£160k"Hidden Threads: Revealing the Heritage of South Asian Muslim Women in Bradford"
Sport England23/02/2026£15kStep & Savour: Empowering Women's Wellness
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2025£20kRise Bradford: Youth Leadership Program
Sport England26/11/2024£15kStep & Savour: Empowering Women's Walk & Wellness
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£395kEmpowered minds
Sport England10/11/2023£8kStep & Savour: Empowering Women's Walk & Wellness
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£48kSewing the Seeds of Love
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kAll Sewn Up!
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kSewing Classes
UK government17/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kSewing Classes for Women

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRADFORD FOUNDATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD£435k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRADFORD FOUNDATION TRUST FY2023£368k—0below—no doubt
BRADFORD TRIDENT LIMITED FY2025£7.3mover £60,0003unclear—no doubt
ANCHOR PROJECT FY2024£80k—0unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELP FY2025£76k—0below—noted
COMMUNITY ACTION BRADFORD & DISTRICT LTD. FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt

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