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Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1194080BedfordshireEducation and training
Income£8.8m2025-08-31
Spending£8.3msame year
Spent / received90%4-year average
Size in its cause98th pctEducation and training
Registered2021Charitable company
Employees145latest return

Analysis

Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in April 2021, 5 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 12334380). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd reported income of £8.8m and spending of £8.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £8.8m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Joseph's College Reading Trust (£8.8m), The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) (£8.8m) and Ies London the London Centre of the Institute for the International Education of Students (Illinois) Limited (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 7.7% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 145 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.2m£4.4m£6.6m£8.8m2022 Income: £6,420,1672022 Spending: £5,528,14320222023 Income: £7,066,4422023 Spending: £6,498,46620232024 Income: £7,925,4092024 Spending: £6,890,29120242025 Income: £8,809,4112025 Spending: £8,318,0162025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 7.3%
  • Legacies 0.4%
  • Charitable activities 90%
  • Trading 0.4%
  • Investments 2.0%

In the charity's own words

The Charity seeks to educate children from Bedford and the surrounding areas and seeks to help those who have special educational needs.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
St Joseph's College Reading TrustReading£8.8m
The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated)London£8.8m
Ies London the London Centre of the Institute for the International Education of Students (Illinois) LimitedLondon£8.8m
St Dunstan's Educational FoundationLondon£8.8m