The Besom in York

Analysis

The Besom in York is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06946084). It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Besom in York reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £24k to £26k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Besom in York sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masjid As-Sunnah (Accrington) (£26k), Lingfield United Trust (£26k) and Lumley Evangelical Church (£26k).