Charity of Francis Berkham (Otherwise Beckham)

Analysis

Charity of Francis Berkham (Otherwise Beckham) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charity of Francis Berkham (Otherwise Beckham) reported income of £19k and spending of £11k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £19k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity of Francis Berkham (Otherwise Beckham) sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Holiness Church Pensby (£19k), Jordan Healing Church International (£19k) and The Macdougall Trust (£19k).