THE BRANDON TRUST
Registered charity 801571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUTTRESS TRUST, THE BUTTRESS TRUST LTD
Brandon Trust exists to improve lifestyles, opportunities and deliver greater independence for people with learning disabilities. At heart we are about places to live, life skills, jobs and educational opportunities for individuals
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity delivered an operational surplus of £209,000 and held free unrestricted reserves of £9,921,000, which exceed the stated minimum target of £6,850,000. Per the trustees' report, the organisation remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months, despite facing financial pressures in the social care sector.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum free reserves target is £6,850,000 (held: £9.9m)
“The most recent assessment of reserve levels against the risk profile has determined that the current minimum free reserves target is £6,850,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Brandon Trust Services Limited
“On 21 October 2021 the Brandon Trust incorporated a new wholly owned trading subsidiary, Brandon Trust Services Limited. This is currently a dormant entity in which no trading of financial activity has occurred.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brandon Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Helen England — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BODEN, Daniel Robert — director, appointed 11/12/2025on trustee list
- MAROK, Jani — director, appointed 11/12/2025on trustee list
- GOYDER, Nicholas Peter, Dr — director, appointed 27/09/2024on trustee list
- JOMBO-OFO, Onyinyechi Akudo Ijeabalum — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
- JONES, Rachel Ann — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
- TAVARE, Alison Jane, Dr — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- BRYANT, John Robert — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- STUPPLES, Mark — director, appointed 18/06/2021on trustee list
- FRANCIS, David Mark — director, appointed 08/02/2021on trustee list
- FEEHILY, Claire Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 08/02/2021on trustee list
- ENGLAND, Helen Margaret — secretary, appointed 27/09/2024
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £1.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Brandon Trust — Registered, 92 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 07/07/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (9,335 likes) · instagram (2,124 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£759k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Hampstead Road Care Home: Good (09/11/2018) · CQC record
- Badgers House Care Home: Good (06/06/2023) · CQC record
- Brandon Trust - 261 Passage Road Care Home: Good (26/05/2026) · CQC record
- Wraxall Road Nursing Home: Good (09/07/2019) · CQC record
- The Rambles Care Home: Good (06/08/2021) · CQC record
- The Willows Nursing home: Good (29/01/2020) · CQC record
- Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall: Good (22/07/2023) · CQC record
- Brandon Trust Support Living - Bristol and North Somerset: Good (13/01/2023) · CQC record
- Brandon Trust Supported Living - Hampshire: Good (04/03/2026) · CQC record
- Brandon Trust Supported Living - Wiltshire: Good (02/08/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/07/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- MARK STUPPLESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Daniel Boden
- David Mark Francis
- Dr Alison Tavare
- Dr Claire Elizabeth Feehily
- Dr Nicholas Peter Goyder
- Jani Marok
- John Bryant
- Onyinyechi Akudo Ijeabalum Jombo-Ofo
- Rachel Jones
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE BRANDON TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered an operational surplus of £209,000 and held free unrestricted reserves of £9,921,000, which exceed the stated minimum target of £6,850,000. Per the trustees' report, the organisation remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months, despite facing financial pressures in the social care sector. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE BRANDON TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRANDON TRUST as a grant recipient include SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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