We Are Beams

Analysis

We Are Beams is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03179785). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, We Are Beams reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.5m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, We Are Beams sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifeworks Charity Limited (£2.5m), Headway London - Brain Injury Services (£2.5m) and British Deaf Association (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 11%, trading 8.4% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £733k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.