--- title: "The Beacon Educational Trust Limited — charity 309911 | CharityCompare" description: "The Beacon Educational Trust Limited (charity 309911): income £10m (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-beacon-educational-trust-limited retrieved: 2026-10-07T18:44:39.156Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 309911Charitable company BE # The Beacon Educational Trust Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Beacon Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.beaconschool.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=309911&subId=0) Work at The Beacon Educational Trust Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-beacon-educational-trust-limited&type=claim&name=The%20Beacon%20Educational%20Trust%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Beacon Educational Trust Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £10,023,281 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £9,802,690 Registered charity number 309911 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 15 Amersham Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.beaconschool.co.uk](http://www.beaconschool.co.uk/) Quick answer The Beacon Educational Trust Limited (number 309911) 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited do? The Beacon Educational Trust Ltd operates as The Beacon, a day preparatory school for boys aged 3 - 13. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Beacon Educational Trust Limited Answers The Beacon Educational Trust Limited 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's highest-paid staff paid? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 9 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band | £150,001–£200,000 | 1 | | --- | --- | | £110,001–£120,000 | 1 | | £80,001–£90,000 | 1 | | £70,001–£80,000 | 2 | | £60,001–£70,000 | 4 | The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's money come from? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited reported £10m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.8m (98%), investments £138k (1%), donations and legacies £40k (0%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£9.8m · 98% - Investments£138k · 1% - Donations and legacies£40k · 0% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Beacon Educational Trust Limited 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Beacon Educational Trust Limited'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 10 November 1972 Company number [01067862](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01067862) (Companies House) Also known as The Beacon School Where it says it operates Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Beacon Educational Trust Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Beacon Educational Trust Limited. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Beacon Educational Trust Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Beacon Educational Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 309911) 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's charity number? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's charity number is 309911. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 309911? Search 309911 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited do? The Beacon Educational Trust Ltd operates as The Beacon, a day preparatory school for boys aged 3 - 13. Does The Beacon Educational Trust Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Beacon Educational Trust Limited. 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.beaconschool.co.uk. 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 9 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's money come from? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited reported £10m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9.8m (98%), investments £138k (1%), donations and legacies £40k (0%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Beacon Educational Trust Limited? The register records The Beacon Educational Trust Limited 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 The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's trustees paid? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Beacon Educational Trust Limited registered as a charity? The Beacon Educational Trust Limited was entered on the register on 10 November 1972. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01067862). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=309911&subId=0).