Beds Su

Analysis

Beds Su is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10823944). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Beds Su reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Beds Su sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 15billionebp (£1.6m), In2scienceuk.org (£1.6m) and The Daiglen School Trust Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £342k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.