St Etheldreda’s Bedford Trust

Registered charity 232849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ETHELDREDA'S HOME, St Etheldreda's Bedford Trust

The income from the Trust is applied for the purpose of advancing the work of deaconesses and female deacons within the Diocese of St Albans under the guidance of the Lord Bishop of that Diocese.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the trust reported a surplus of £580 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £31,836 and total expenditure of £31,265. Per the Treasurer's Report, the trust's financial health remains good, with total assets increasing to £1,173,057 following investment gains of £26,265. The trust holds both restricted funds (£1,045,592) and unrestricted funds (£126,465).

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (98% of income)
The trust's income stream increased from €30,363 in 2023 to f31 ,108 in 2024. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£32k£31k
31/12/2023£30k£32k
31/12/2022£52k£37k
31/12/2021£30k£42k
31/12/2020£30k£26k

Common questions

Is St Etheldreda’s Bedford Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a surplus of £580 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £31,836 and total expenditure of £31,265. Per the Treasurer's Report, the trust's financial health remains good, with total assets increasing to £1,173,057 following investment gains of £26,265. The trust holds both restricted funds (£1,045,592) and unrestricted funds (£126,465). Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.