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the bell educational trust limited

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. The Bell Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Cambridge and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

Creating opportunity, changing lives and overcoming disadvantage through language education.We work with partners on innovation, research, training and practical interventions. By generating and applying evidence, we aim to change practice, policy and systems for children, adults and communities in the UK disadvantaged through language.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£15,567,109
Latest Expenditure
£16,695,638

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 12.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 11.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 89.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £123,466
Other Trading £14,658,530
Investments £785,113
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,920,770
Raising Funds £14,774,868
Governance £172,990
Grants to Institutions £337,819
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£15,567,109£16,695,638£1,920,770£44,218,962£44,218,676203 / 0
2023£15,031,320£15,074,076£1,568,784£42,020,887£42,020,597189 / 0
2022£10,083,081£11,079,076£1,620,177£39,808,365£39,808,365152 / 0
2021£5,709,924£8,304,534£1,754,500£43,851,020£43,850,730125 / 0
2020£6,865,000£9,233,000£1,304,000£42,765,000£42,739,000152 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers