St Bede's Foundation

Analysis

St Bede's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12762075). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Bede's Foundation reported income of £7.9m and spending of £9.3m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £7.9m (+386%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 382%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Bede's Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Marys School Gerrard Cross Limited (£7.9m), Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer (£8.0m) and Lichfield Cathedral School (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 159 people.

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.