Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common

Analysis

Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 CLWB Ifor Bach (£2.1m), Punchdrunk Enrichment Limited (£2.1m) and Aspire Sports and Cultural Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £90. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £956k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.