THE BROOKES MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 511101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the charity advance education by providing bursaries at independent schools in Worcestershire for local children.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING BURSARIES AT INDEPENDENT SCOOLS IN THE AREA OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER AS IT EXISTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE LOCAL GOVERMENT ACT 1972

Area of benefit: FORMER COUNTY OF WORCESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £74,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover grants for the next 12 months and potential renewals. The charity reported net receipts of £3,844 for the year, with total assets increasing to £106,654. There are no stated material uncertainties or risks to the charity's continued operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover grants awarded for the next 12 months and the potential renewal of those grants subject to renewal criteria for the foreseeable future, plus £20,000 for unforeseen emergency cases (held: £75k)
“The trustees’ policy is to retain sufficient reserves to cover grants awarded for the next 12 months and the potential renewal of those grants subject to renewal criteria for the foreseeable future. The trustees’ policy also includes retention of £20,000 earmarked for unforeseen emergency cases.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
09/10/2025£29k£30k
09/10/2024£28k£25k
09/10/2023£26k£28k
09/10/2022£25k£29k
09/10/2021£203k£219k

Common questions

Is THE BROOKES MEMORIAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £74,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover grants for the next 12 months and potential renewals. The charity reported net receipts of £3,844 for the year, with total assets increasing to £106,654. There are no stated material uncertainties or risks to the charity's continued operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.