THE BROOKSIDE TRUST

Registered charity 1201145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian religious activities to other Christian Charities by making grants to these Christian organisations.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£28.8m

Latest spending

£1.9m

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received a substantial donation of £28.8 million, resulting in a net income of £46,664 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by significant expendable endowment funds available for future grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)

“Incoming resources for the year were £28,835,266 (2024: £Nil), all of which were in respect of donations receivable.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves in its unrestricted fund to support its funding commitments (held: £48k)

“The charity's policy is to hold sufficient reserves in its unrestricted fund to support its funding commitments, as approved by the Trustees. The level of reserves is determined by the annual grant-making programme.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations received from Trustees and related parties amounted to £1,000 (2024: £Nil).

“Aggregate donations received from Trustees and related parties amounted to £1,000 (2024: £Nil). There are no related party transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£28.8m

Total spending

£1.9m

Reserves (reported)

£48k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alistair Boothchair
Graham Ronald Keene
Nigel Ian White
Peter Alexander Jack
Rev Edward John Gerald Keene · trustee of 6 other charities
SIMON BENNETT · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£28.8m	£1.9m
30/06/2024	£0	£1k
30/06/2023	£5k	£2k

Common questions

Is THE BROOKSIDE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received a substantial donation of £28.8 million, resulting in a net income of £46,664 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by significant expendable endowment funds available for future grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	—
THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k

Charities like this

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

THE BROOK TRUST income £739k
BROOME FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £900k
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST income £2.0m
BROOKS OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £119k
THE 1485 CHARITABLE TRUST income £319k
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	£28.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BROOK TRUST FY2025	£739k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROOME FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£900k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£2.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROOKS OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£119k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE 1485 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£319k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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