Bentley Beginnings

Analysis

Bentley Beginnings is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Bentley Beginnings reported income of £30k and spending of £35k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £34k to £30k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Bentley Beginnings sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Sandwell Scout Group (£30k), Areley Kings Scout Group (Wf18) (£31k) and Pill Community Foundation (£30k).