Guildford Besom

Analysis

Guildford Besom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05842060). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Guildford Besom reported income of £20k and spending of £19k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £22k to £20k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Guildford Besom sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Head Injured People in Cheshire (£20k), Ewm-Uk (£20k) and Sholver and Moorside Community Team (£20k).