The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd

Analysis

The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in January 1983, 43 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 01503040). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd reported income of £27.7m and spending of £24.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23.2m to £27.7m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bell Concord Educational Trust Ltd 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Channing House Incorporated, Highgate (£27.6m), St.peter's School, York (£27.7m) and Canford School Limited (£27.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 3.7% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 323 people.