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ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST SUSSEX

Registered charity 278950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST (SUSSEX) LIMITED

To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children and young persons.

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Latest income
£36.2m
Latest spending
£36.5m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net outflow of resources of £0.3m for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a net inflow of £0.8m in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the Trust holds free reserves of £3.7m and cash of £13.7m, with the Board concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £200,000 - £210,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£200,000 - £210,000 4” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dicker Enterprises Limited, Letchfield Properties Limited
“The Trust has two active subsidiaries, Dicker Enterprises Limited, which operates the School Transport Service, and external lettings, and Letchfield Properties Limited, which provides design and build services.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac 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

DICKER ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.0m
  • Profit before tax: £69k
LETCHFIELD PROPERTIES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No audit required

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bede's Development Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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)

30 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (29 freehold); recorded price paid £1.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (3,128 followers) · instagram (5,712 followers)

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

Total income
£36.2m
Total spending
£36.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£34.5m
Employees
638

Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£36.2m£36.5m
31/08/2024£37.4m£36.6m
31/08/2023£35.9m£32.6m
31/08/2022£30.8m£26.8m
31/08/2021£23.8m£22.3m

Common questions

Is ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST SUSSEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net outflow of resources of £0.3m for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a net inflow of £0.8m in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the Trust holds free reserves of £3.7m and cash of £13.7m, with the Board concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST SUSSEX earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £200,000 - £210,000 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 JOHN BADLEY FOUNDATION1£1.4m
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST1£912k
GREYGARTH ASSOCIATION1£240k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDALES GRANTS TRUST FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST BEDE'S SCHOOL TRUST SUSSEX£36.2m£200,000 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
BEDALES GRANTS TRUST FUND FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
Bedford School Foundation Trust FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
ST BEDE'S FOUNDATION FY2025£7.9m——unclear—noted
BEDALES SCHOOL FY2025£24.8m——within—no doubt
SUSSEX HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£5.7m£150,001 - £160,000—unclear—no doubt

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