Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern)

Analysis

Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) reported income of £82k and spending of £80k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £50k to £82k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ihezie Foundation (£82k), The Laugharne Corporation Lands (£82k) and Bioversity International (UK) (£82k).