BRUNTS CHARITY

Registered charity 213407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity continues to carry out the original bequests of Samuel Brunts by providing finance for Brunts Educational Foundation and benefits for the elderly in the form of pensions, almshouses and other projects.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating deficit of £147,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by increased operating costs and social housing activity expenditure. Despite this deficit, total net assets increased by £188,000 to £16,417,000, largely due to significant unrealised gains on investments, and the Trustees confirmed that net assets are adequate to fulfil all known commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £90k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£16.4m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~165.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (73% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.0m£1.2m
31/03/2023£917k£1.1m
31/03/2022£888k£995k

Common questions

Is BRUNTS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating deficit of £147,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by increased operating costs and social housing activity expenditure. Despite this deficit, total net assets increased by £188,000 to £16,417,000, largely due to significant unrealised gains on investments, and the Trustees confirmed that net assets are adequate to fulfil all known commitments. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FEEDING BRISTOL1£55k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRUNTS CHARITY£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL CHARITIES FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
BRYONY HOUSE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRAUNSTONE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
The Barnes Fund FY2024£811k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST FY2024£136k—0unclear—no doubt

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