BECCLES FENLAND CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 1140678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To employ the profits of the Beccles Fen for the benefit of the people of Beccles in the form of grants to organisations, providing buildings /facilities/open spaces and providing services

Objects

THE PROFITS OF THE SAME FEN, TO BE EMPLOYED TO THE COMMON BENEFIT AND UTILITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID TOWN.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£315k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £32,313, while total reserves were £54,788. The trustees acknowledge that current reserve levels may not be adequate for day-to-day obligations and accept the need for ongoing financial support via grants from Beccles Town Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£315k£283k
31/03/2024£281k£341k
31/03/2023£254k£282k
31/03/2022£210k£297k
31/03/2021£184k£152k

Common questions

Is BECCLES FENLAND CHARITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £32,313, while total reserves were £54,788. The trustees acknowledge that current reserve levels may not be adequate for day-to-day obligations and accept the need for ongoing financial support via grants from Beccles Town Council. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2022£10kWaterless toilet for allotment site
Sport England05/09/2017£50kReplacement of Skatepark
UK government—£50kALB-Replacement of Skatepark