Finance Score: -13

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

Excess reserves: -4
Positive trading contribution: +2;Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE BELL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Creating opportunity, changing lives and overcoming disadvantage through language education.We work with partners on innovation, research, training and practical interventions. By generating and applying evidence, we aim to change practice, policy and systems for children, adults and communities in the UK disadvantaged through language.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £39,808,075 available, equivalent to 43 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22	£10,083	£11,079	£-996	£9,337	£39,808	£39,808	43.1	152
31/12/21	£5,710	£8,305	£-2,595	£6,424	£43,851	£43,851	63.4	125
31/12/20	£6,865	£9,233	£-2,368	£7,822	£42,765	£42,739	55.5	152
31/12/19	£15,637	£14,715	£922	£13,670	£43,927	£43,859	35.8	187
31/12/18	£17,155	£16,066	£1,089	£14,881	£38,144	£38,127	28.5	199
31/12/17	£18,096	£17,599	£497	£16,105	£38,513	£38,490	26.2	223
31/12/16	£14,397	£15,142	£-745	£13,657	£35,520	£35,520	28.1	215
31/12/15	£14,833	£15,371	£-538	£14,836	£35,531	£35,496	27.7	290
31/12/14	£17,513	£17,792	£-279	£17,362	£35,252	£35,226	23.8	374
31/12/13	£19,168	£18,991	£177	£18,382	£34,276	£34,276	21.7	400
31/12/12	£20,950	£20,860	£90	£20,343	£21,603	£21,603	12.4	279
31/12/11	£24,691	£23,702	£989	£486	£21,566	£21,566	10.9	320
31/12/10	£24,679	£23,031	£1,648	£53	£20,307	£20,307	10.6	371
31/12/09	£23,427	£21,845	£1,582	£51	£19,475	£19,475	10.7	390
31/12/08	£21,328	£20,753	£575	£47	£9,958	£9,958	5.8	365
31/12/07	£17,582	£17,820	£-238	£77	£10,593	£10,593	7.1	320
31/12/06	£13,627	£12,596	£1,031	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£12,456	£12,037	£419	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£13,705	£13,471	£234	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15548.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 85.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 43.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 51 years

www.bell-foundation.org.uk

info@bell-foundation.org.uk

01223275588

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

152 employees

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to The Bell Educational Trust Limited
£205,000	14/11/2018 24	To support the development of infrastructure and research to improve the provision of Education as Additional Language (EAL) teacher training and for additional work on English language (ESOL) for ....more To support the development of infrastructure and research to improve the provision of Education as Additional Language (EAL) teacher training and for additional work on English language (ESOL) for young adults, especially migrants and refugees.
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to The Bell Educational Trust Limited
£135,000	27/02/2017 24	For work to increase quality of English as Additional Language (EAL) teaching through initial teacher education and professional development.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to The Bell Educational Trust Limited

£205,000

14/11/2018
24

To support the development of infrastructure and research to improve the provision of Education as Additional Language (EAL) teacher training and for additional work on English language (ESOL) for ....more

Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to The Bell Educational Trust Limited

£135,000

27/02/2017
24

For work to increase quality of English as Additional Language (EAL) teaching through initial teacher education and professional development.

THE BELL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

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Specific Donations

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-69

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