Bre Trust (number 1092193) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Bre Trust do?
Funds and supports research, education, publications and other activities in the built environment for public benefit. Awards post graduate research scholarships and supports university chairs.Commissions, facilitate and supports carbon emission reduction projects and such other activities and services as are beneficial to the built environment.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bre Trust
Answers Bre Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Bre Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Bre Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 105 employees paid more than £60,000, including 16 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,000
1
£150,001–£200,000
1
£130,001–£140,000
2
£120,001–£130,000
4
£110,001–£120,000
5
£100,001–£110,000
3
£90,001–£100,000
4
£80,001–£90,000
13
£70,001–£80,000
32
£60,001–£70,000
40
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Bre Trust's money come from?
Bre Trust reported £65m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £62m (96%), trading and fundraising events £2.4m (4%), investments £484k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£62m · 96%
Trading and fundraising events£2.4m · 4%
Investments£484k · 1%
Does Bre Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Bre Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Bre Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Bre Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Bre Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
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The register data used for this profile lists Bre Trust as a registered charity (number 1092193) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bre Trust's charity number?
Bre Trust's charity number is 1092193. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1092193?
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What does Bre Trust do?
Funds and supports research, education, publications and other activities in the built environment for public benefit. Awards post graduate research scholarships and supports university chairs.Commissions, facilitate and supports carbon emission reduction projects and such other activities and services as are beneficial to the built environment.
Does Bre Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bre Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bre Trust?
Bre Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.bretrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bre Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bre Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 105 employees paid more than £60,000, including 16 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Bre Trust's money come from?
Bre Trust reported £65m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £62m (96%), trading and fundraising events £2.4m (4%), investments £484k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bre Trust?
The register does not record Bre Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Bre Trust's trustees paid?
Bre Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Bre Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Bre Trust: Foundation for the Built Environment.
When was Bre Trust registered as a charity?
Bre Trust was entered on the register on 24 May 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03282856).