Friends of Beech Grove

Analysis

Friends of Beech Grove is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Beech Grove reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,300 to £16k (+201%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 442%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Friends of Beech Grove sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pudsey Voluntary Services (£16k), South Ferriby Village Hall (£16k) and Kingsbridge Primary School PTFA (£16k).