The Beshara Trust

Analysis

The Beshara Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02126693). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Beshara Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £16k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Beshara Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compton Meeting Rooms Trust (£16k), The St Ragener of Northampton Orthodox Christian Property Trust (£16k) and Darul Fajar (£16k).