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The Beeching Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1163693OxfordGrant-making and general purposes
Income£78k2026-03-31
Spending£186ksame year
Spent / received128%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Beeching Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Beeching Trust reported income of £78k and spending of £186k, spending 240% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £146k to £78k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Beeching Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Durobrivae Lodge Benevolent Fund (£77k), The Macdaibhidh Charitable Trust (£78k) and Thomas Henry Norman Allen Charitable Trust (£77k).

Income and spending

£0£47k£93k£140k£186k2022 Income: £145,7952022 Spending: £150,02520222023 Income: £142,2052023 Spending: £130,59920232024 Income: £115,0632024 Spending: £105,14720242025 Income: £102,3672025 Spending: £176,00520252026 Income: £77,5842026 Spending: £186,1022026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

This is a grant giving charity based in Oxfordshire so applications from Oxfordshire are particularly welcome.The trustees support the arts and heritage , education , the environment , health and social or economic disadvatage. The trustees do not fund charities registered outside the UK, expeditions, individuals , political parties , the promotion of religion or animal charities.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Durobrivae Lodge Benevolent FundKent£77k
The Macdaibhidh Charitable TrustGlasgow£78k
Thomas Henry Norman Allen Charitable TrustBristol£77k
The M T and S D Burton Charitable SettlementWare£78k