Beckenham Parochial Charity

Analysis

Beckenham Parochial Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beckenham Parochial Charity reported income of £62k and spending of £130k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £62k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beckenham Parochial Charity sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nachlas Dovid (£62k), The Wren Bakery CIO (£62k) and The Ekta Foundation (£62k).

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.