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ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST

Registered charity 527411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF THE VENERABLE BEDE DURHAM, ST HILD'S COLLEGE DURHAM, THE COLLEGE OF ST HILD AND ST BEDE

Educational charity. Financial assistance available for the advancement of higher or further education within the diocese's of Durham and Newcastle. In furthering this objective the Managing Trustees will have regard to -a.the advancement of education in accordance with the doctrines of The Church of Englandb.the needs of students undergoing training as teachers.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£296k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £357,222 at 31 March 2025, which the Trustees consider to be in excess of their policy target of maintaining three to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported no employees, relying instead on a clerk, and had no trustee remuneration or related-party payments requiring disclosure beyond standard grant-making to connected entities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (99% of income)
“Investment Income 293,765” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and twelve months expenditure (held: £357k)
“Itis the policy of the Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and twelve months expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Miss S Milner, trustee, is a director of the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited and during the year the charity paid grants totalling £50,000 (2024 £100,000) to the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited.
“Miss S Milner, trustee, is a director of the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited and during the year the charity paid grants totalling £50,000 (2024 £100,000) to the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited.” — page 18
“Mr G Carter, trustee, is a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School. Canon L Burton, trustee, was a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School until February 2025. During the year a grant of £10,000 was paid to St Hild’s College C of E Primary School.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr G Carter, trustee, is a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School. Canon L Burton, trustee, was a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School until February 2025. During the year a grant of £10,000 was paid to St Hild’s College C of E Primary School.
“Miss S Milner, trustee, is a director of the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited and during the year the charity paid grants totalling £50,000 (2024 £100,000) to the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited.” — page 18
“Mr G Carter, trustee, is a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School. Canon L Burton, trustee, was a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School until February 2025. During the year a grant of £10,000 was paid to St Hild’s College C of E Primary School.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prof S Forrest, trustee, is the Principal of the Callege of St Hild & St Bede, Durham University. During the year grants payable totalling £6,000 were paid to the College.
“Miss S Milner, trustee, is a director of the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited and during the year the charity paid grants totalling £50,000 (2024 £100,000) to the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited.” — page 18
“Mr G Carter, trustee, is a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School. Canon L Burton, trustee, was a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School until February 2025. During the year a grant of £10,000 was paid to St Hild’s College C of E Primary School.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rev E Wilkinson, trustee, is a director of Durham Diocesan Board of Finance. Of the £22,324 in grants paid during the year and awarded to Durham Diocesan Board of Finance prior to her appointment, £7,188 has been paid since her appointment as a trustee.
“Miss S Milner, trustee, is a director of the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited and during the year the charity paid grants totalling £50,000 (2024 £100,000) to the North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited.” — page 18
“Mr G Carter, trustee, is a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School. Canon L Burton, trustee, was a governor of St Hild’s College C of E Primary School until February 2025. During the year a grant of £10,000 was paid to St Hild’s College C of E Primary School.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Allen Sykes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£296k£252k
31/03/2024£288k£237k
31/03/2023£285k£235k
31/03/2022£277k£242k
31/03/2021£264k£262k

Common questions

Is ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £357,222 at 31 March 2025, which the Trustees consider to be in excess of their policy target of maintaining three to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported no employees, relying instead on a clerk, and had no trustee remuneration or related-party payments requiring disclosure beyond standard grant-making to connected entities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Allen Sykes Audit Ltd.

Who funds ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST as a grant recipient include ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST.

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)
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2023£831kDiocese of Durham chaplain
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2022£39kDiocese of Durham in respect of the chaplain
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2024£32kchaplain
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2025£3kDiocese of Durham in respect of the Chaplain
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2024£2korgan scholarships
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2024£2ksupport the work of the chaplain
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2025£2kOrgan scholarships
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2025£2kSupport the work of the chaplain/choir

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST£296k—0above—no doubt
THE ALL SAINTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£682k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, DURHAM FY2025£8.2m——unclear—no doubt
ALDERMAN NEWTON'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2026£197k—0unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) FY2024£208k—0above—no doubt
OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024£7.2m——above—no doubt

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