The Betenson Trust

Analysis

The Betenson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Betenson Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £134k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £33k to £83k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Betenson Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jack Foat's Trust (£83k), Rhys Daniels Trust (£83k) and William Buckwell Memorial Almshouses (£83k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.