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THE BEACON EQUITY TRUST

Registered charity 1132994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BEACON TRUST

The Beacon Equity Trust is involved in the promotion of the education of people under the age of 25 years anywhere in the world.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£700k
Latest spending
£424k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funding is heavily dependent on private donations from the Sood family and associated entities, with no explicit statement confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The trustees note a need to diversify funding sources to support growth, indicating a dependency on a single donor base. No material uncertainty regarding going concern is explicitly disclosed, but the reliance on continued family support is highlighted as a key operational factor.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: private donations from the Sood family and associated entities
“The source of funds continues to be private donations from the Sood family and associated entities” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: continuation of scholarships for their natural duration
“We have a policy of reserving funds for future liabilities, i.e. the continuation of scholarships for their natural duration. The reserve is calculated on the basis of continuation of each present Beacon Scholar’s award until the end of their education at their current school or undergraduate university stage.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Sood family
“The source of funds continues to be private donations from the Sood family and associated entities; in the future we will seek to diversify our funding sources. This principal source of donor funding will continue into the foreseeable future” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ARLLStar Ltd
“We successfully spun out the leadership curriculum into a new company (called ARLLStar Ltd) and developed a new website and structure for delivering ARLLS (All Round Leadership Learning System) commercially, with potential profits flowing to Beacon.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ARLLSTAR LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Financed by director resources

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£700k
Total spending
£424k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~35.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kenya · Surrey · Tanzania · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£700k£424k
31/07/2024£592k£478k
31/07/2023£586k£455k
31/07/2022£429k£384k
31/07/2021£432k£320k

Common questions

Is THE BEACON EQUITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funding is heavily dependent on private donations from the Sood family and associated entities, with no explicit statement confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The trustees note a need to diversify funding sources to support growth, indicating a dependency on a single donor base. No material uncertainty regarding going concern is explicitly disclosed, but the reliance on continued family support is highlighted as a key operational factor. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GAMBLEAWARE1£541k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£20k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST1£15k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£15k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES1£13k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£6k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BEACON SCHOOL PARENTS SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BEACON EQUITY TRUST£700k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BEACON SCHOOL PARENTS SOCIETY FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
BEACON COUNSELLING TRUST FY2025£5.2m——below—no doubt
THE BEACON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£10.0m£170,001 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
BEACON RECOVERY FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt
BEACON LIGHTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£436k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.