# BEDFORDSHIRE EAST SCHOOLS TRUST LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1132611
- **Other names:** BEST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 9, 2009
- **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=1132611


## Contact

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



## Activities

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

**Activities:** BEST is supporting Bedfordshire  Schools Trust academies by:Improving 0-4 educational provision - Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Nurseries LtdDeveloping 0-19 all through educational provision academic & vocational

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Central Bedfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £71000 | £102000 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £72000 | £74000 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £69000 | £96000 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £39000 | £146000 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £67000 | £102000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ilona Bond** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 12, 2020
- Anthony Sanderson — appointed Nov. 12, 2020
- Ashaab Akhtar Hussein Ahamed — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- David Morgan — appointed Nov. 12, 2020
- Dr Alan Lee — appointed Nov. 5, 2018
- Maggie Farrar CBE — appointed June 10, 2024
- Nafia Baust — appointed Jan. 5, 2024