# CONFEDERATION OF SCHOOL TRUSTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107640
- **Other names:** FOUNDATION, AIDED SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY FOR SCHOOLS - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE FOUNDATION AND AIDED SCHOOLS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION- THE MERGER OF AFVAS AHFAS AND FAVASA, FASNA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 14, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1107640


## Contact

- **Address:** 167-169 Great Portland street, 5th Floor, London
- **Postcode:** W1W 5PF
- **Phone:** 0115 9170142
- **Email:** cooadmin@cstuk.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cstuk.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) is the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England advocating for, connecting and supporting executive and governance leaders.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £3712117 | £3640405 | £1504750 | 39 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £3284070 | £3238389 | £1433038 | 23 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £2309224 | £2190660 | £1387357 | 23 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £2137907 | £1809561 | £1268793 | 18 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £1314916 | £1018381 | £940447 | 10 |



## Trustees

- **Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Edward Francois Vainker — appointed Sept. 30, 2022
- Jacqueline Anne Russell — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Lorrayne Hughes — appointed Nov. 11, 2016
- Luke Dunstan Sparkes — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- PAMELA WENDY ANNE TUCKETT — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Pamela Avril Wright FRSA OBE — appointed Sept. 23, 2016
- Stephen John Snelson — appointed Sept. 23, 2016
- Susan Frances Douglas CBE — appointed Sept. 30, 2022