The Beatrice Drewe Trust

Analysis

The Beatrice Drewe Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wadhurst. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, 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, The Beatrice Drewe Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £51k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £73k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, The Beatrice Drewe Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henley Choral Society (£73k), Allendale Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£73k) and Steel City Choristers (£73k).