Black Equity Organisation (Beo)

Analysis

Black Equity Organisation (Beo) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 2025, Black Equity Organisation (Beo) reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £579k to £1.7m (+190%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 380%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Black Equity Organisation (Beo) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anne Frank Trust UK (£1.6m), Global Legal Action Network (Glan) (£1.7m) and Cambridge Students' Union (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £246k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.