Beeston Free Church Nottingham

Analysis

Beeston Free Church Nottingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Beeston Free Church Nottingham reported income of £601k and spending of £555k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £532k to £601k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 83%. 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, Beeston Free Church Nottingham sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love146 (£600k), Cardiff Foodbank (£601k) and Akhuwat (UK) Trust (£600k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 7.1% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £244k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.