Beacon Centre Trust (Cardiff)

Analysis

Beacon Centre Trust (Cardiff) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03869839). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Beacon Centre Trust (Cardiff) reported income of £60k and spending of £118k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £82k to £60k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beacon Centre Trust (Cardiff) sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Her Equality Rights and Autonomy (£60k), Christ Apostolic Church (Victory Centre) (£60k) and Andalucia Learning Centre (£60k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.