METHODIST ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 1160838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAST

In the name of the Methodist Church, to oversee support and guidance for Methodist schools in the maintained sector and (jointly with the Church of England) ecumenical schools in providing the best all-round education for all their pupils, inspired by Methodist values and ethos and resourced by high quality professional expertise.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust incurred a deficit of £118,035 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to a reduction in grant income. Despite this deficit, the Trust finished the year with unrestricted free reserves of £350,506 and reports having adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next twelve months.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Annette Foster · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS
• Dr David Kershaw · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Carolyn Glass · trustee of 1 other charity
• Melvyn Ingleson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Myers
• Steven Colledge · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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