Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Beacon Educational Trust Ltd operates as The Beacon, a day preparatory school for boys aged 3 - 13.

Latest income

£10.0m

Expenditure

£9.8m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £8.0m £7.5m
2022-08-31 £9.0m £8.3m
2023-08-31 £9.2m £9.0m
2024-08-31 £10.0m £9.1m
2025-08-31 £10.0m £9.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £40k
Charitable activities £9.8m
Trading £0
Investment income £138k
Total income £10.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £9.8m
Raising funds £30k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £81k
Total expenditure £9.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £18.3m
Total funds £18.3m
— restricted £55k
— unrestricted £18.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £18.3m
Cash £4.6m

People

Employees 139

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young People

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.