The Beacon Lodge Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Beacon Lodge Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00331685). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Beacon Lodge Charitable Trust reported income of £161k and spending of £110k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £129k to £161k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Beacon Lodge Charitable Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Twyford Trust (£161k), The George Woofindin Almshouses (£161k) and The Freedom of Spirit Trust for Border Collies (£161k).