bedford school foundation trust

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. Bedford School Foundation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Bedford and operates in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Trust is established to manage funds and property donated to Bedford School so as to promote the education of pupils at Bedford School, to provide scholarships and bursaries to assust pupils to attend the School,to assist with the further education of former pupils of the School, and to support the facilities and activities at the School.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire Bedford

Financial Information

Latest Income

£2,184,529

Latest Expenditure

£815,280

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 36.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 98.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 8.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,119,864

Charitable Activities £49,349

Other Trading £0

Investments £1,015,316

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £804,202

Raising Funds £11,078

Governance £54,368

Grants to Institutions £302,949

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£2,184,529	£815,280	£804,202	£25,688,734	£2,754,849	0 / 0
2023	£1,347,003	£599,672	£542,999	£24,737,211	£3,486,458	0 / 0
2022	£555,645	£457,462	£380,771	£22,252,595	£1,866,942	0 / 0
2021	£1,023,475	£659,381	£587,426	£23,470,012	£2,011,678	0 / 0
2020	£2,002,911	£649,345	£583,175	£20,542,887	£1,533,201	0 / 0