The Besom Network

Analysis

The Besom Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Besom Network reported income of £29k and spending of £34k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £53k to £29k (-46%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Besom Network sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesis Enterprise Foundation (£28k), Zebra Trust (£29k) and The Corpus Christi Nicholas Bacon Fund (£28k).