--- title: "Beaconwild Ltd — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Beaconwild Ltd a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 51/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.2m · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 216779." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/beaconwild-ltd retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:40:40.102Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Beaconwild Ltd a good charity? Beaconwild Ltd scores 51/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.2m total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Tunbridge Wells · TN21 0GG | Reg [216779](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/beaconwild-ltd) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.abbeyfield.com/south-downs) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216779) Donate ## How can you give to Beaconwild Ltd? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Beaconwild Ltd form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.abbeyfield.com/south-downs?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=216779) ## What does Beaconwild Ltd do? Beaconwild Ltd is a registered charity (no. 216779) working in homelessness in Tunbridge Wells · TN21 0GG. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 64 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈23% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Beaconwild Ltd hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=beaconwild-ltd) **In short:** Beaconwild Ltd scores 51 out of 100 (2 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Beaconwild Ltd? Beaconwild Ltd has a Clarity Score of 51 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 216779. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Homelessness. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.2m, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 64 months of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 51/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £2.2m Latest year 2025 Reserves 64 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does Beaconwild Ltd compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Beaconwild Ltd scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)4thpercentile **Scores higher than 4% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 51/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Homelessness charities3rdpercentile **Scores higher than 3% of 243 charities in this cause** · 51/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Beaconwild Ltd's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Beaconwild Ltd's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 8 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 37/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 64 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 20% | 49% · 1/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Beaconwild Ltd's Clarity Score? 51/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 37/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 37/100 Reserves (months of cash)64 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets49% · 1/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Beaconwild Ltd raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.2m | — | | Total expenditure | £2.2m | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £2.2m spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Beaconwild Ltd have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 8 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 216779 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216779) ### Trustees & officers - DAVID BYRNE since 2017 - MALCOLM PARIS since 2017 - Joanne Kathleen Sorenson since 2017 - John Michael Timbs since 2018 - Peter James Anderson since 2020 - DR IRINA CONLAN since 2023 - Ian Arthur Thomas since 2023 - Nolan Taylor since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Beaconwild Ltd's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Beaconwild Ltd? Overall score 51/100 (2★) Income £2.2m Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 216779 Scope Local (tunbridge-wells) Reserves 64 months Trustees 8 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does Beaconwild Ltd compare, and where else can you look? [Compare Beaconwild Ltd with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=beaconwild-ltd) [More homelessness charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/homelessness) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where Beaconwild Ltd sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [homelessness charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/homelessness) - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [Charities in Tunbridge Wells](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/tunbridge-wells) ### Similar homelessness charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [ROUNDABOUT LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/roundabout-limited) 98/100 · £9.4m - [DEAFBLIND UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/deafblind-uk) 98/100 · £3.6m - [SIGHT SUPPORT HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sight-support-hull-and-east-yorkshire) 96/100 · £666k - [Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/churches-housing-action-team-devon-ltd) 95/100 · £489k ## How can you share Beaconwild Ltd's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Beaconwild Ltd a legitimate charity? + Yes — Beaconwild Ltd is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 216779). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216779. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Beaconwild Ltd's charity number? + Beaconwild Ltd's charity number is 216779. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Beaconwild Ltd's charity rating? + Beaconwild Ltd scores 51 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Beaconwild Ltd have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Beaconwild Ltd. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Beaconwild Ltd? + Beaconwild Ltd does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Beaconwild Ltd's overheads? + Beaconwild Ltd's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Beaconwild Ltd's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Beaconwild Ltd receive? + Beaconwild Ltd reported £2.2m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Beaconwild Ltd's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Beaconwild Ltd based? + Beaconwild Ltd is listed at Tunbridge Wells · TN21 0GG, focused on homelessness. How does CharityCompare score Beaconwild Ltd? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Beaconwild Ltd's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Beaconwild Ltd's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.