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St Bede's School Trust Sussex

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St Bede's School Trust Sussex is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about St Bede's School Trust Sussex?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£36,196,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£36,500,000
Registered charity number
278950
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Upper Dicker
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.bedes.org

Quick answer

St Bede's School Trust Sussex (number 278950) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does St Bede's School Trust Sussex do?

To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children and young persons.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for St Bede's School Trust Sussex

Answers St Bede's School Trust Sussex gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are St Bede's School Trust Sussex's highest-paid staff paid?

St Bede's School Trust Sussex's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 73 employees paid more than £60,000, including 6 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0001
£110,001–£120,0002
£100,001–£110,0001
£90,001–£100,0005
£80,001–£90,0009
£70,001–£80,00017
£60,001–£70,00036

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does St Bede's School Trust Sussex's money come from?

St Bede's School Trust Sussex reported £36m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £35m (98%), investments £570k (2%), donations and legacies £76k (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£35m · 98%
  • Investments£570k · 2%
  • Donations and legacies£76k · 0%
  • Other income£56k · 0%
  • Trading and fundraising events£55k · 0%

Does St Bede's School Trust Sussex receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for St Bede's School Trust Sussex. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

St Bede's School Trust Sussex reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records St Bede's School Trust Sussex as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

St Bede's School Trust Sussex's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01386499 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
St Bede's School Trust (Sussex) Limited
Where it says it operates
East Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is St Bede's School Trust Sussex registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for St Bede's School Trust Sussex yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score St Bede's School Trust Sussex. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is St Bede's School Trust Sussex a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists St Bede's School Trust Sussex as a registered charity (number 278950) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is St Bede's School Trust Sussex's charity number?
St Bede's School Trust Sussex's charity number is 278950. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 278950?
Search 278950 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does St Bede's School Trust Sussex do?
To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children and young persons.
Does St Bede's School Trust Sussex have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for St Bede's School Trust Sussex. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to St Bede's School Trust Sussex?
St Bede's School Trust Sussex's website listed in our register data is http://www.bedes.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is St Bede's School Trust Sussex's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. St Bede's School Trust Sussex's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 73 employees paid more than £60,000, including 6 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does St Bede's School Trust Sussex's money come from?
St Bede's School Trust Sussex reported £36m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £35m (98%), investments £570k (2%), donations and legacies £76k (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to St Bede's School Trust Sussex?
The register records St Bede's School Trust Sussex as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are St Bede's School Trust Sussex's trustees paid?
St Bede's School Trust Sussex's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was St Bede's School Trust Sussex previously called?
The register lists this previous name for St Bede's School Trust Sussex: St Bede's School Trust (Sussex) Limited.
When was St Bede's School Trust Sussex registered as a charity?
St Bede's School Trust Sussex was entered on the register on 17 January 1980. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01386499).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.