The Beacon Equity Trust

Analysis

The Beacon Equity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reigate. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06952392). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Beacon Equity Trust reported income of £700k and spending of £424k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £432k to £700k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beacon Equity Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gamlen Charitable Trust (£700k), Rise and Shine (£701k) and The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited (£698k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 35 months of spending at that rate.