01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 January 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05303883
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £3,712,117
- Latest expenditure
- £3,640,405
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: C/O STONE KING LLP, BOUNDARY HOUSE, 91 CHARTERHOUSE STREET, LONDON, EC1M 6HR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cstuk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,712,117
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,640,405
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,284,070
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,238,389
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,309,224
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,190,660
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,137,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,809,561
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,314,916
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,018,381
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,712,117
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,640,405
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,284,070
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,238,389
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,309,224
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,190,660
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,137,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,809,561
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,314,916
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,018,381
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 212750
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2766894
- Income Charitable Activities
- 918714
- Income Investments
- 14509
- Income Other
- 12000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3712117
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,270,428
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,369,977
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3640405
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5423
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 25914
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7498
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £297,775
- Assets Total Fixed
- 234589
- Assets Own Use
- 234589
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,255,951
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,985,790
- Assets Current Investment
- 170000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,504,750
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2985790
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,724,211
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1463208
- Funds Restricted
- 41542
- Funds Total
- 1504750
- Count Employees
- 39
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 250
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2469747
- Income Charitable Activities
- 772662
- Income Investments
- 14780
- Income Other
- 26631
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3284070
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,217,637
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,020,752
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3238389
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 21076
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5140
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £202,886
- Assets Total Fixed
- 288726
- Assets Own Use
- 288726
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,777,772
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,633,460
- Assets Current Investment
- 170000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,433,038
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1633460
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,091,849
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1433038
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1433038
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 200
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1627550
- Income Charitable Activities
- 656684
- Income Investments
- 7152
- Income Other
- 17638
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2309224
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,375,797
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £814,863
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2190660
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8950
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 41658
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2728
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £437,386
- Assets Total Fixed
- 203634
- Assets Own Use
- 203634
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,646,358
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,462,635
- Assets Current Investment
- 170000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,387,357
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1462635
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,788,429
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1387357
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1387357
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2200
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1582154
- Income Charitable Activities
- 543620
- Income Investments
- 1534
- Income Other
- 8399
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2137907
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,086,726
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £722,835
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1809561
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 36305
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 958
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £416,733
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9867
- Assets Own Use
- 9867
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,980,493
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £721,567
- Assets Current Investment
- 170000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,268,793
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 721567
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,527,916
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1268793
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1268793
- Count Employees
- 18
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 711732
- Income Charitable Activities
- 600880
- Income Investments
- 2304
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1314916
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £440,594
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £577,787
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1018381
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 47397
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £940,447
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1508
- Assets Own Use
- 1508
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,744,463
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £805,524
- Assets Current Investment
- 170000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £940,447
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 805524
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,383,059
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 940447
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 940447
- Count Employees
- 10
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CONFEDERATION OF SCHOOL TRUSTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-01-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 DEC 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 APR 2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 MAR 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 MAR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24 AUG 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAR 2019 as amended on 21 May 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 438446
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FASNA
- Charity Name Id
- 438449
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FOUNDATION AND AIDED SCHOOLS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION- THE MERGER OF AFVAS AHFAS AND FAVASA
- Charity Name Id
- 525938
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY FOR SCHOOLS - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name Id
- 525937
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FOUNDATION, AIDED SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management