Registered charity · Reigate
The Beacon Equity Trust
The Beacon Equity Trust is a registered charity (number 1132994) based in Reigate, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Ajay Sood. Latest income £700k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £700k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Surrey, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Website
- www.beaconscholarship.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Beacon Equity Trust
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£700k£424k
- 2024£592k£478k
- 2023£586k£455k
Earlier years
- 2022£429k£384k
- 2021£432k£320k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN SUCH EXCLUSIVELY 0CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY:A AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES, GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, WHETHER ACADEMIC OR VOCATIONALB TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTC TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE OBTAINING OF TOOLS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE FULFILMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION; ANDD TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS BY FUNDING THE HIRING OF SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHERS OR OTHER DEDICATED PASTORAL CARE, FUNDING THE BUILDING OF CLASSROOMS, MUSIC FACILITIES, ART BLOCKS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FUNDING LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT COURSES FOR SCHOLARS OR OTHER STUDENTS, FUNDING THE PURCHASE OR HIRING OF GYM EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES, AND BY FUNDING THE PURCHASE OR HIRING OF A MINIBUS OR OTHER VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORTING PUPILS2 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROMOTION OF DRAMA AND THE ARTS, INCLUDING BY THE RUNNING OF COMMUNITY ARTS AND PROJECTS AND ENSURING THAT THE ARTS ARE BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND BENEFICIAL TO ALL BRANCHES OF THE COMMUNITY3 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, INCLUDING PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY4 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE, AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE RESIDING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Ajay Sood Chair
- Antonia Mary Sood
- Hari James Sood since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Hari James Sood since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Ajay Sood Chair
- Antonia Mary Sood
- Hari James Sood since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
35.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 22.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1132994
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 JULY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 9 NOVEMBER 2009
- Companies House
- Company number 06952392 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07958543513 · info@beaconscholarship.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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