St Bede's School Trust Sussex

Analysis

St Bede's School Trust Sussex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 1980, 46 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 01386499). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Bede's School Trust Sussex reported income of £36.2m and spending of £36.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23.8m to £36.2m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Bede's School Trust Sussex sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton School (£35.9m), University College School (£36.3m) and Sir John Port's Charity (£35.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £34.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 638 people.