BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)
Registered charity 801343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEAT, EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION · also registered in Scotland as SC039309 (OSCR)
Beat exists to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. We:Support people affected by anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder or other eating disorders through helplines, online support and information. Campaign for change to government policy and health service practice to improve the care for and understanding of eating disorders.Educate professionals and the public.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, increasing total funds to £368,060, though free reserves of £3,176 remain significantly below the stated policy target of £750,000. The Trustees note that while historic and forecast reserves are below the required level, they have concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: £0.75 million)
“Both historic and forecast reserves are below the required level of £750k”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Donations from 1 (2024: 1) of the Trustees during the year totalled £1,800 (2024: £1,800). The Health Foundation, of which David Smart is a Governor, made no donation in the year (2024: £13,000). There were no further related party transactions.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
“This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilities of £531.0m and a deficit of £16.1m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beat (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- LAM, Joanna Louise — director, appointed 09/06/2026on trustee list
- WATKINS, Stephen Trevor — director, appointed 09/06/2026on trustee list
- PARIS, Sophia Aphrodite Eroulia — director, appointed 09/06/2026on trustee list
- COOKE, Stephen Andrew — director, appointed 15/09/2025on trustee list
- MARTIN, Christopher John — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
- BOUAZZAOUI, Malika — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
- HIND, Angela Marie, Dr — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
- TWITCHELL, Danielle Sara — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
- STAFFORD, Selma Alabama, Dr — director, appointed 13/06/2023on trustee list
- SPARKS, Susan — secretary, appointed 15/09/2025
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£880k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN MARTINchair
- Danielle Twitchell
- Dr Angela Hind
- Dr Selma Stafford
- Joanna Lam
- Malika Bouazzaoui
- Robin Graham Hepburn
- Sophia Paris
- Stephen Cooke
- Stephen Watkins
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, increasing total funds to £368,060, though free reserves of £3,176 remain significantly below the stated policy target of £750,000. The Trustees note that while historic and forecast reserves are below the required level, they have concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION) as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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