The Ethelston and Bestic School Foundation

Analysis

The Ethelston and Bestic School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyme Regis. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ethelston and Bestic School Foundation reported income of £28k and spending of £2,234, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,191 to £28k (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 8585%. Over the whole period it spent 5.4% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ethelston and Bestic School Foundation sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pakitaliauk (£28k), Brentford Baptist Trust (£28k) and Emmanuel Baptist Church of Valley End, Surrey (£28k).