The Besom (Dorking)

Analysis

The Besom (Dorking) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Besom (Dorking) reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £8,895 to £14k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Besom (Dorking) sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashprington Village Hall (£14k), The Richard Budenberg Charitable Trust (£14k) and Peter Janes Memorial Trust (£14k).