Beaudesert Park School Trust Limited

Analysis

Beaudesert Park School Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00937554). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Beaudesert Park School Trust Limited reported income of £8.5m and spending of £7.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.6m to £8.5m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Beaudesert Park School Trust Limited 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 The National Gallery Trust (£8.4m), The Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre Company Limited (£8.5m) and Bernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Limited (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 12% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £11.2m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 156 people.