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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 · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£296k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £259,095 were held at year-end, which the Trustees believe is in excess of their policy target of three to twelve months of expenditure. The Independent Auditor issued a qualified opinion because they could not verify the split between endowment and unrestricted funds, meaning the validity of the disclosed free reserves level could not be satisfactorily concluded.

What the accounts disclose

Audit opinion: qualified
“The trustees have been unable to provide satisfactory evidence as to which investments held by the charity are held as endowment funds. Consequently, we were unable to verify the split between endowment funds and unrestricted funds within the statement of financial activities and the analysis of net assets between funds within the notes to the financial statements.” — page 8
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Qualified opinion issued due to inability to verify split between endowment and unrestricted funds.
“The trustees have been unable to provide satisfactory evidence as to which investments held by the charity are held as endowment funds. Consequently, we were unable to verify the split between endowment funds and unrestricted funds within the statement of financial activities and the analysis of net assets between funds within the notes to the financial statements. Our report is not qualified in any other respect.” — page 8
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited
“North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited Charity number 105285, company number 3188730.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Allen Sykes Ltd.

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £259,095 were held at year-end, which the Trustees believe is in excess of their policy target of three to twelve months of expenditure. The Independent Auditor issued a qualified opinion because they could not verify the split between endowment and unrestricted funds, meaning the validity of the disclosed free reserves level could not be satisfactorily concluded. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Allen Sykes 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.

FunderYearAmount
ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUSTFY2023£831k

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