Beaconwild Ltd

Analysis

Beaconwild Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00736150). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beaconwild Ltd reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £970k to £2.2m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Beaconwild Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Doorstep of Hull (£2.2m), City of Exeter YMCA (£2.3m) and Worksop and Retford Housing Project Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £10.2m would cover about 55 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.