01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 April 1989
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02368495
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £4,031,229
- Latest expenditure
- £3,894,866
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Beat (Eating Disorders Association), 1 Chalk Hill House, 19 Rosary Road, NORWICH, NR1 1SZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,031,229
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,894,866
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,651,119
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,478,414
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,550,512
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,714,368
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,991,518
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,543,921
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,415,088
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,745,418
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,031,229
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,894,866
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 567822
- Income From Government Grants
- £755,861
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 102
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,651,119
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,478,414
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 28
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 456903
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,131,869
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 443
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,550,512
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,714,368
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 55
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 703063
- Income From Government Grants
- £55,419
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 480
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,991,518
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,543,921
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 21
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 386056
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 414
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,415,088
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,745,418
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 147519
- Income From Government Grants
- £201,418
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 250
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3282528
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 856
- Income Charitable Activities
- 736410
- Income Investments
- 11435
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4031229
- Income Legacies
- 106721
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £880,470
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,014,396
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3894866
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 678818
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43920
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 90986
- Assets Own Use
- 90986
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -473
- Assets Other Assets
- £964,400
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £686,853
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £368,060
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 686853
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £319,581
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 94162
- Funds Restricted
- 273898
- Funds Total
- 368060
- Count Employees
- 84
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5439130
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10035
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2190463
- Income Investments
- 11491
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7651119
- Income Legacies
- 103200
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,320,643
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,157,771
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7478414
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 66117
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1081378
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22209
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 134445
- Assets Own Use
- 134445
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -473
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,074,335
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £976,610
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £231,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 976610
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £292,461
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17719
- Funds Restricted
- 213978
- Funds Total
- 231697
- Count Employees
- 132
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3810193
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5154
- Income Charitable Activities
- 732332
- Income Investments
- 2833
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4550512
- Income Legacies
- 27960
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,012,550
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,701,818
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6714368
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 62969
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1005347
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12318
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24691
- Assets Own Use
- 24691
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -2498
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,871,184
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,834,385
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £58,992
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1834385
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,049,474
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -122725
- Funds Restricted
- 181717
- Funds Total
- 58992
- Count Employees
- 163
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4511627
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 475613
- Income Investments
- 214
- Income Other
- 4064
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4991518
- Income Legacies
- 24564
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,000,962
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,542,959
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4543921
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 59405
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 597801
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12883
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,457,637
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37009
- Assets Own Use
- 37009
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1426
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,604,363
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,206,658
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,433,288
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2206658
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,272,523
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1494646
- Funds Restricted
- 938642
- Funds Total
- 2433288
- Count Employees
- 104
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3219874
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11163
- Income Charitable Activities
- 183967
- Income Investments
- 84
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3415088
- Income Legacies
- 5056
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £850,223
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,895,195
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2745418
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56042
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 355358
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20563
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,314,830
- Assets Total Fixed
- 49892
- Assets Own Use
- 49892
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -13407
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,659,964
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £710,758
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,985,691
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 710758
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £17,306
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1364721
- Funds Restricted
- 620970
- Funds Total
- 1985691
- Count Employees
- 65
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1989-04-07T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3998417
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1098725
- Assoc Charity Name
- FORMER EMS LIMITED
- Charity Name
- BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-03-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3980882
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1086743
- Assoc Charity Name
- BREAD COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR EATING DISORDERS
- Charity Name
- BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION)
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 500806
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 500806
- Assoc Charity Name
- COMBINED CHARITIES FUND FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/04/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/03/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/10/2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 07/03/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/03/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18 OCT 2018 as amended on 24 Mar 2020
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, BINGE EATING DISORDER, OTHER EATING DISORDERS AND DISORDERED EATING(HEREINAFTER IN THIS CLAUSE REFERRED TO AS 'EATING DISORDERS'). (B) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE FAMILIES OF THOSE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE SUFFERERS OF EATING DISORDERS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION. (C) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS. (D) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 28715
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BEAT
- Charity Name Id
- 28717
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures