Bedales Grants Trust Fund
Analysis
Bedales Grants Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bedales Grants Trust Fund reported income of £157k and spending of £269k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £154k to £157k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bedales Grants Trust Fund sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chithambara College Maths Challenge (£157k), All Saints Nursery School (£157k) and Fishbourne Pre -School Limited (£157k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide grants to parents of pupils at Bedales School in need of financial aid to pay their tuition fees, with a preference for parents who were themselves pupils at the School
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chithambara College Maths Challenge | Mitcham | £157k |
| All Saints Nursery School | Whitstable | £157k |
| Fishbourne Pre -School Limited | Chichester | £157k |
| U3a in London | London | £157k |