BAKER DEARING EDUCATIONAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 November 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07390138
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,023,710
Latest expenditure: £1,261,724
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2nd Floor, 1 The Sanctuary, LONDON, SW1P 3JT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bakerdearing.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Baker Dearing Educational Trust licenses UTCs (University Technical Colleges). The Charity offers guidance and support to UTCs to help them ensure high standards of education and financial viability and liaises between sponsors, the UTCs themselves and the Department for Education.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,023,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261,724

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,504,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,413,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £855,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,501

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £898,381
Total Gross Expenditure: £831,606

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2021
Total Gross Income: £827,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £812,389

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,023,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261,724
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 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,504,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,413,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £855,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £898,381
Total Gross Expenditure: £831,606
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2021
Total Gross Income: £827,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £812,389
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 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: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 450000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 563993
Income Investments: 9717
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1023710
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,400
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,259,324
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1261724
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1187516
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,985
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £523,076
Assets Total Liabilities: £426,402
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £96,674
Creditors One Year Total Current: 426402
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £506,544
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8985
Funds Restricted: 87689
Funds Total: 96674
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 550000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 941689
Income Investments: 12561
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1504250
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,940
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,397,516
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1413456
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27571
Expenditure Support Costs: 107929
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £253,380
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £772,242
Assets Total Liabilities: £437,554
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £334,688
Creditors One Year Total Current: 437554
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £569,308
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 253380
Funds Restricted: 81308
Funds Total: 334688
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 280000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 574492
Income Investments: 880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 855372
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,660
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £898,841
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 911501
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17683
Expenditure Support Costs: 77354
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £215,081
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £624,926
Assets Total Liabilities: £381,032
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £243,894
Creditors One Year Total Current: 381032
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £590,314
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 215081
Funds Restricted: 28813
Funds Total: 243894
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 302125
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 596216
Income Investments: 40
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 898381
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,250
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £826,356
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 831606
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19865
Expenditure Support Costs: 52349
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £300,023
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £669,243
Assets Total Liabilities: £369,220
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £300,023
Creditors One Year Total Current: 369220
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £638,950
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 300023
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 300023
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 324973
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 501658
Income Investments: 1301
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 827932
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £33,750
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £778,639
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 812389
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 62596
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £115,582
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £643,769
Assets Total Liabilities: £410,521
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £233,248
Creditors One Year Total Current: 410521
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £471,828
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 116582
Funds Restricted: 116666
Funds Total: 233248
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only 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: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BAKER DEARING EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-11-09T00:00:00

Charity Name: BAKER DEARING EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2011-08-15T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4044091
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1129510
Assoc Charity Name: BAKER DEARING EDUCATIONAL TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/09/2010
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS BY TECHNICALLY-ORIENTED STUDY AT NEW OR EXISTING COLLEGES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PRACTICAL TRAINING, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures