Bechange

Analysis

Bechange is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05332355). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bechange reported income of £146k and spending of £180k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £158k to £146k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bechange sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Breakfast Plus (£146k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Cornerstone Parish Loughborough (£146k) and M O Charitable Trust (£146k).