The Bevern Trust

Analysis

The Bevern Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04993720). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bevern Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.2m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bevern Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (£2.2m), Libury Hall (£2.2m) and Stapely Jewish Care Home Ltd (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 6.1% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £301k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.