The Beacon Trust

Analysis

The Beacon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tadworth. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Beacon Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £23k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £18k to £16k (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Beacon Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowton Independent Methodist Church Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith (£16k), Living Word Fellowship (Kenilworth) Trust (£17k) and The Eastbury Church Northwood Trust (£16k).

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.