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ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASTON FOUNDATION, ST. BEDE'S FOUNDATION

To manage schools

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY FROM TIME TO TIME THINKS FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£9.3m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,383,162 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a deterioration from the prior year's loss of £816,157, driven by a significant reduction in school fees. Per the trustees' report, free reserves show a deficit of £2,231,933, which is below the stated policy target of covering running costs for a minimum of one term. However, the trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis due to positive cash flows and continued financial support from Proeduca Summa S.L.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term of running costs (reserves figure: £3.1m)
“To ensure the financial stability of the school, the Trustees believe that, as a minimum, adequate reserves should be held to cover the running costs of the school for a minimum of one term.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Proeduca Summa S.L has provided written confirmation that it is their intention to continue to support St Bede’s Foundation to enable it to continue as a going concern and meet its debts as and when they fall due, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the signing of these financial statements.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan provided by Proeduca Summa S.L, an entity controlled by the same individual as Fundacio Parentes, the sole member of St. Bede’s Foundation.
“The loan is unsecured and has been provided by Proeduca Summa S.L, an entity controlled by the same individual as Fundacio Parentes , the sole member of St. Bede’s Foundation.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£9.3m
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
159

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£7.9m£9.3m
31/08/2024£8.4m£9.2m
31/08/2023£8.2m£8.6m
31/08/2022£7.9m£8.7m
31/08/2021£1.6m£1.8m

Common questions

Is ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,383,162 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a deterioration from the prior year's loss of £816,157, driven by a significant reduction in school fees. Per the trustees' report, free reserves show a deficit of £2,231,933, which is below the stated policy target of covering running costs for a minimum of one term. However, the trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis due to positive cash flows and continued financial support from Proeduca Summa S.L. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

Who funds ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include GREYGARTH ASSOCIATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GREYGARTH ASSOCIATIONFY2023£216k
GREYGARTH ASSOCIATIONFY2022£24k
GREYGARTH ASSOCIATIONFY2024amount not stated

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£230k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SEDBERGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION£7.9m——unclear—noted
THE SEDBERGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£999k—0above—no doubt
ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST SUSSEX FY2025£36.2m£200,000 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
GREAT PRIORY OF THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE FUND OF BENEVOLENCE FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE FY2025£18.7m——unclear—no doubt
ST BEES SCHOOL FY2025£190k—0below—material uncertainty

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.