The Beecher Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Beecher Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wootton. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Beecher Charitable Trust reported income of £92k and spending of £61k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £54k to £92k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beecher Charitable Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Welfare Trust (£92k), Brighter Futures Almshouse Trust (£92k) and Trinity Mission Castleford CIO (£92k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust to apply the income and such part of the capital as they see fit, for the purpose of relieving poverty, hardship or distress. The beneficiaries are such persons who are or have been employees of the Hartwell Group of Companies and their spouses, children and other dependents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Faith Welfare Trust | Morpeth | £92k |
| Brighter Futures Almshouse Trust | Stoke-on-Trent | £92k |
| Trinity Mission Castleford CIO | West Yorkshire | £92k |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church, Magor | Newport | £92k |