THE BESOM IN CAMBERLEY

Registered charity 1160548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBERLEY BESOM

The relief of poverty and financial hardship in Camberley and the surrounding area by the provision of goods, in particular household items and food, to persons in need.The BESOM in Camberley helps people to make a difference. lt provides a bridge between those who want to give money, time, skills or things and those who are in need.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN CAMBERLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF GOODS, IN PARTICULAR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FOOD, TO PERSONS IN NEED.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds decreased from £79,312 to £65,405 due to increasing costs exceeding income. The charity reports continued stability and confidence in the future, with all financial needs met through various donations and grants despite a drop in total income compared to the previous year.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gregory Reevechair
• Katharine Bateman
• Margaret Cox
• Neil Lyddiatt
• Penelope Dinning
• SUSAN ELIZABETH RACKHAM · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE.

• THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE income £38k
• THE BESOM IN ASHTEAD AND LEATHERHEAD income £35k
• THE BESOM IN YORK income £26k
• THE BESOM NETWORK income £29k
• THE BESOM IN WITNEY income £41k
• THE BESOM IN TAUNTON income £37k

Side by side with its peers

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