The Beacon Church Camberley

Analysis

The Beacon Church Camberley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camberley. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05283116). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Beacon Church Camberley reported income of £513k and spending of £534k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £318k to £513k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beacon Church Camberley sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medway District Citizens Advice Bureau Service (£513k), Relational Mission (£513k) and Community Money Advice Ltd (£512k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 6.2% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.