The Bestwood Partnership

Analysis

The Bestwood Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04882639). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bestwood Partnership reported income of £437k and spending of £436k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £409k to £437k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bestwood Partnership sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylesham Community Trust (£437k), Elpis Ministries (£437k) and KMB Estates (£437k).