Coram Beanstalk

Analysis

Coram Beanstalk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02101719). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Coram Beanstalk reported income of £763k and spending of £883k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £763k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Coram Beanstalk sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Auden Place Community Nursery (£763k), Health Care Supply Association (£766k) and Association of Higher Education Professionals (£761k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60% and donations and legacies 39%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Reserves of £563k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.