BEDFORD AREA SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1010412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B A S C S T

Presenting the Christian Faith to children and young people in schools in north and central Bedfordshire. This is done by invitation from the schools, through assemblies/lessons - R.E. & PHSE/lunchtime and after school clubs/self-esteem sessions/mentoring and special projects such as: Creative Prayer, Live Nativity, Easter Experience, Godly Play, Prayer Spaces and Life Path.

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Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £540.51 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net asset balance of £53,079.19 at year-end. The trustees consider an audit is not required and an independent examination was conducted, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedford Area Schools Christian Support Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

JANE MARGARET SPENCERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Darren James Chubb
Dr John Victor Stafford
HEIDI ANNE FLETCHER
JACQUELINE LOUISE VICKERS
JANET MARY COX
Tony Robert Daniels

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£59k	£59k
31/12/2024	£58k	£57k
31/12/2023	£65k	£76k
31/12/2022	£43k	£71k
31/12/2021	£53k	£51k

Common questions

Is BEDFORD AREA SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £540.51 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net asset balance of £53,079.19 at year-end. The trustees consider an audit is not required and an independent examination was conducted, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BEDFORD AREA SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN SUPPORT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEDFORD AREA SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN SUPPORT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD	FY2024	£7k	Home Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD	FY2025	£6k	Mission and charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD	FY2022	£6k	Home Mission