Beacon Church Bridport

Analysis

Beacon Church Bridport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beacon Church Bridport reported income of £185k and spending of £60k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £185k (+845%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beacon Church Bridport sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agudas Israel Community Services (£185k), Community Integration and Advocacy Centre (£185k) and Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes (£185k).