Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association)

Analysis

Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in April 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02368495). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.0m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Portland Trust (£4.0m), Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd (£4.0m) and Watford and District Mencap Society (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £107k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. It employed 84 people.