# WE ARE BEAMS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1054129
- **Other names:** DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM CONSORTIUM LIMITED, WE ARE BEAMS LTD, BEAMS, DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM CONSORTIUM LTD, THE PARENTS CONSORTIUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 29, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1054129


## Contact

- **Address:** ALLSWORTH COURT, 40 ST. DAVIDS ROAD, SWANLEY, KENT
- **Postcode:** BR8 7RJ
- **Phone:** 01322668501
- **Email:** admin@wearebeams.org.uk
- **Website:** wearebeams.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE WE ARE BEAMS IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, AND WHERE THEY ARE IN NEED TO FAMILIES AND CARERS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-25 WITH DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AND SHORT BREAKS. PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITHOUT A CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS OF DISABILITY OR IMPAIRMENT MAY ALSO BE OFFERED ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

**Activities:** We are Beams is a charity providing services to disabled young people and their families. Our services include support, advice, leisure activities. training and short breaks including overnight.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2480058 | £2307136 | £300599 | 106 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2125066 | £2169459 | £570371 | 107 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2027694 | £2131000 | £637656 | 101 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1762632 | £1692479 | £740962 | 85 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1877827 | £1480748 | £670809 | 75 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Garrett — appointed May 10, 2018
- Graham Price — appointed Oct. 10, 2025
- Jenna Wells — appointed May 2, 2024
- Rosemarie Neale — appointed Dec. 3, 2013
- Susan Crocker — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- Terri Cox — appointed May 2, 2019
- mark walker — appointed June 20, 2024