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BEDFORD GREENACRE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LTD

Registered charity 1194080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LTD

The Charity seeks to educate children from Bedford and the surrounding areas and seeks to help those who have special educational needs.

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Latest income
£8.8m
Latest spending
£8.3m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £491,395 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £8,809,411. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £3,316,238, which the trustees note includes fixed assets valued at £754,084. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future and adopted the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £140,001 - £150,000 1” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.6-£1.9m (held: £3.3m)
“The Governors have agreed a Reserves Policy which aims to achieve a prudential cash reserve of £1.6-£1.9m.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Greenacre Trust Limited
“During the year, the school advanced a further £1,265,000 (2024 £1,235,000) to Greenacre Trust Limited, an independent charitable company which constructed the school’s new facilities, bringing the total loan to £2,500,000 (2024 £1,235,000). Interest of £157,983 (2024 £54.390) has been accrued in accordance with the loan agreement.” — page 35
“During the year the school received £3,000 (2024 E£Nil) from the Brian James Able Bursary Fund, a separate registered charity in which three members of the senior leadership team are trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Receipt from Brian James Able Bursary Fund
“During the year, the school advanced a further £1,265,000 (2024 £1,235,000) to Greenacre Trust Limited, an independent charitable company which constructed the school’s new facilities, bringing the total loan to £2,500,000 (2024 £1,235,000). Interest of £157,983 (2024 £54.390) has been accrued in accordance with the loan agreement.” — page 35
“During the year the school received £3,000 (2024 E£Nil) from the Brian James Able Bursary Fund, a separate registered charity in which three members of the senior leadership team are trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Chalk Handyman Services
“During the year, the school advanced a further £1,265,000 (2024 £1,235,000) to Greenacre Trust Limited, an independent charitable company which constructed the school’s new facilities, bringing the total loan to £2,500,000 (2024 £1,235,000). Interest of £157,983 (2024 £54.390) has been accrued in accordance with the loan agreement.” — page 35
“During the year the school received £3,000 (2024 E£Nil) from the Brian James Able Bursary Fund, a separate registered charity in which three members of the senior leadership team are trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£8.8m
Total spending
£8.3m
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
145

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£8.8m£8.3m
31/08/2024£7.9m£6.9m
31/08/2023£7.1m£6.5m
31/08/2022£6.4m£5.5m

Common questions

Is BEDFORD GREENACRE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £491,395 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £8,809,411. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £3,316,238, which the trustees note includes fixed assets valued at £754,084. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEDFORD GREENACRE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

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
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST1£115k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£102k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY1£50k
THE DAVID ISAACS FUND1£38k
THE COOKS CHARITY1£20k
THE JOHN SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Greenacre Trust Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEDFORD GREENACRE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LTD£8.8m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
Greenacre Trust Limited FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
PALMERS GREEN HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£3.7m——unclear—not going concern
BEDFORD HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
Bedford School Foundation Trust FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£7.2m——below—no doubt

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