The James and Sylvia Beney Trust

Analysis

The James and Sylvia Beney Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Moreton-In-Marsh. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The James and Sylvia Beney Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £3,656, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £13k to £11k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The James and Sylvia Beney Trust sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youthinc South Cambridgeshire (£11k), Bishop Stanley Residuary Trust (£11k) and The Anglican Trust (£11k).