Bedfordshire East Schools Trust LTD

Registered charity 1132611 Registered since 2009

Operates: Central Bedfordshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

4.6y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.3y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7

Commercial experience

Education 19Arts and leisure 2Other services 1

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Contact

Website	www.bestacademies.org.uk
Email	gbaust@bestacademies.org.uk
Phone	07880334564
Address	BEST House, Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS

Finances

£71,000 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£67,000	£102,000
2022	£39,000	£146,000
2023	£69,000	£96,000
2024	£72,000	£74,000
2025	£71,000	£102,000

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE SCHOOLS ANDOTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 APRIL 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 8 OCTOBER 2009

Trustees (7)

7trustees

69median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Ilona Bondage 71 Chair since 2020
Anthony Sandersonage 70 since 2020
Ashaab Akhtar Hussein Ahamed since 2024
David Morganage 67 since 2020
Dr Alan Leeage 61 since 2018
Maggie Farrar CBEage 70 since 2024
Nafia Baustage 69 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Limited · 06865093 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 31/03/2009

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

The School of Contemplative Life 1 shared trustee

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