Bell View (Belford)

Analysis

Bell View (Belford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Belford. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03582229). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bell View (Belford) reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bell View (Belford) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autistica (£1.8m), Croydon Youth Information and Counselling Service Limited (£1.8m) and The British Geriatrics Society (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 92% and donations and legacies 6.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £23k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.