BROOKVALE

Registered charity 526086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROOKVALE CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND REMEDIAL TRAINING TO ALL PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OF ANY RELIGION RACE CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR WHO QUALIFY FOR SUCH TRAINING. WE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COMPETANT PERSONNEL AS IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARE ADEQUATE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.

Objects

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND REMEDIAL TRAINING TO ALL CHILDREN OF ANY RELIGION RACE CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR WHO QUALIFY FOR SUCH TRAINING. THE SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COMPETANT PERSONNEL AS IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARE ADEQUATE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£3.7m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £422,806 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income by over £1m, despite significant gains on investment revaluations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,171,226, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs, though the trustees maintain the overall financial position remains healthy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.2m; policy: two years' full running costs)
“Our free reserves at year end stand at £2,171,226. This represents approximately 6 months of current annual expenditure on charitable activities and is below the target level of 2 years' full running costs per above.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental to Registered Manager
“This property is now rented to Ms G McHugh (Registered Manager), given its close proximity to Brookvale.”
“Another of the investment properties is rented to Mr G Richmond (Director of Services).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental to Director of Services
“This property is now rented to Ms G McHugh (Registered Manager), given its close proximity to Brookvale.”
“Another of the investment properties is rented to Mr G Richmond (Director of Services).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barlow Andrews LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brookvale (matched by registered charity number).

CQC provider record: Brookvale — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/08/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.7m£4.4m
31/12/2023£3.5m£4.2m
31/12/2022£3.5m£4.0m
31/12/2021£3.6m£3.5m
31/12/2020£3.4m£3.6m

Common questions

Is BROOKVALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £422,806 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income by over £1m, despite significant gains on investment revaluations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,171,226, which is below the stated policy target of two years' running costs, though the trustees maintain the overall financial position remains healthy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Barlow Andrews LLP.

Who funds BROOKVALE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROOKVALE as a grant recipient include YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2022£200

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
MISSION441£440k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£311k
SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD1£31k
MENDAN LIMITED1£27k
S C K CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
KEREN TRUST1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROOKVALE£3.7m——below—no doubt
YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH FY2025£581k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BROOKE HERITAGE TRUST FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025£536kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD FY2025£1.6m——above—no doubt

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