BRATHAY TRUST
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Executive summary
Brathay Trust operates as a prominent heritage charity within the UK's outdoor education and youth development sector, leveraging its prime Lake District location and a sophisticated group structure to maintain market position. While its robust governance and diversified service offering—spanning youth work to corporate coaching—provide resilience against sector volatility, it remains exposed to the broader industry challenges of local authority funding cuts and high residential operating costs. The trust's long-standing brand and strategic asset base afford it a competitive moat, provided it can continue to cross-subsidize its charitable objectives with commercial revenues.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 1993-04-30
- Registered office
- Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0HP
- Postcode
- LA22 0HP
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-19
- Next due by
- 2027-03-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85590 Other education not elsewhere classified
Officers 16 current · 48 resigned
Public contracts won 1
£157,960 total awarded value where published.
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Registered charity
BRATHAY TRUST — charity number 1021586
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6373431 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- brathay.org
Discover Brathay, a leading young person's charity in the Lake District, inspiring thousands of young people across the UK to build brighter futures through engaging outdoor residential experiences and impactful community support programmes.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BRATHAY HALL TRUST | 2009-12-18 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 126 similar companies in LA, trading since 1993
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,070 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2018-12-03
- Where
- Westmorland And Furness (2), West Yorkshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU312078 | Westmorland And Furness | Leasehold | 2018-12-03 | — |
| YY67611 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2016-05-17 | — |
| CU95567 | Westmorland And Furness | Leasehold | 2015-11-30 | — |
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