THE BURDEN TRUST

Registered charity 235859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust objectives are broad and its resources limited. Applicants should either on-line using the charity's web-site. If the trustees wish to follow up an application the secretary will request additional information. The trust does not give grants to individuals. The trustees meet annually in June to approve grant requests received by the preceding 31st March.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£206k

Latest spending

£213k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £290,953, which serve as a reserve to support the level of grants. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that grants are paid from these accrued reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Dr S Tranter is on the core team of CAB which oversees the work of Sixty-One, who received a grant of £5,500 in the year (2024: £5,500). She excused herself from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.

“a) Dr S Tranter is on the core team of CAB which oversees the work of Sixty-One, who received a grant of £5,500 in the year (2024: £5,500). She excused herself from decisions regarding the payment of this grant. b) Mr A C Miles is a trustee and Mr C Havill is treasurer to Bristol Schools Connection, who received a grant of £8,000 in the year (2024: £7,500). They excused themselves from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.” — page 14

“b) Mr A C Miles is a trustee and Mr C Havill is treasurer to Bristol Schools Connection, who received a grant of £8,000 in the year (2024: £7,500). They excused themselves from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr A C Miles is a trustee and Mr C Havill is treasurer to Bristol Schools Connection, who received a grant of £8,000 in the year (2024: £7,500). They excused themselves from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.

“a) Dr S Tranter is on the core team of CAB which oversees the work of Sixty-One, who received a grant of £5,500 in the year (2024: £5,500). She excused herself from decisions regarding the payment of this grant. b) Mr A C Miles is a trustee and Mr C Havill is treasurer to Bristol Schools Connection, who received a grant of £8,000 in the year (2024: £7,500). They excused themselves from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.” — page 14

“b) Mr A C Miles is a trustee and Mr C Havill is treasurer to Bristol Schools Connection, who received a grant of £8,000 in the year (2024: £7,500). They excused themselves from decisions regarding the payment of this grant.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY CROFTON MILESchair · trustee of 3 other charities
COLIN HAVILL · trustee of 1 other charity
Charles Carron
Dr Neil Scolding · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sheena Tranter
Dr Valarie Rogers

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£206k	£213k
31/03/2024	£181k	£198k
31/03/2023	£177k	£186k
31/03/2022	£176k	£163k
31/03/2021	£170k	£150k

Common questions

Is THE BURDEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £290,953, which serve as a reserve to support the level of grants. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that grants are paid from these accrued reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BURDEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BURDEN TRUST as a grant recipient include UNSEEN (UK).

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
UNSEEN (UK)	FY2025	£20k	General

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BERNARD PIGGOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.

BERNARD PIGGOTT CHARITABLE TRUST income £140k
THE BLANES TRUST income £112k
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST income £390k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION income £185k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY income £955k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BURDEN TRUST	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BERNARD PIGGOTT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLANES TRUST FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST FY2025	£390k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024	£185k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY FY2025	£955k	—	above	—	no doubt

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