THE WELLINGTON COLLEGE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Charity aims to provide a world-class education that will enable its pupils to realise their full potential in academic, sporting, artistic and social skills and to engender in them a spirit of self-confidence, a desire to serve the wider community, an international outlook and an enthusiastic attitude to work and life.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024
Total income:
£73,398,000
Donations and legacies | £5.03m | |
Charitable activities | £57.17m | |
Other trading activities | £8.98m | |
Investments | £2.21m | |
Other | £10.00k |
Total expenditure:
£68,279,000
Raising funds | £475.00k | |
Charitable activities | £62.40m | |
Other | £5.40m |
£6,443,000 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £5.88m | |
Charitable expenditure | £62.40m | |
Retained for future use | £5.12m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £5.88m | |
Charitable expenditure | £62.40m | |
Retained for future use | £11.56m |
People

727 Employee(s)
19 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 44 |
£70k to £80k | 30 |
£80k to £90k | 9 |
£90k to £100k | 5 |
£100k to £110k | 4 |
£130k to £140k | 2 |
£150k to £200k | 1 |
£300k to £350k | 2 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Bracknell Forest
Governance
- 22 November 1963: Standard registration
- 06 February 1997: Removed
- WELLINGTON COLLEGE (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
19 Trustee(s)
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William Jackson MA | Chair | 01 March 2017 |
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Andrew Halls OBE | Trustee | 01 April 2025 |
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Elizabeth Adekunle | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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Catherine Elizabeth Ferry | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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Emma Cecilia Goldsmith | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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LORD KARAN BILIMORIA | Trustee | 03 March 2023 |
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Emma Margaret Judge | Trustee | 18 March 2022 |
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James Richard Garvey | Trustee | 14 October 2021 |
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Christie May Marr | Trustee | 14 October 2021 |
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Sir Christopher Linley Tickell | Trustee | 14 October 2021 |
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Emma Elizabeth Ann McKendrick | Trustee | 26 June 2020 |
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Mark Gordon Milliken-Smith KC | Trustee | 01 September 2018 |
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Jill Miranda May BA | Trustee | 01 June 2018 |
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Helen Claire Stevenson MSc | Trustee | 01 March 2017 |
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FELICITY ANN KIRK LLB | Trustee | 01 December 2015 |
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VIRGINIA ELIZABETH RHODES BA | Trustee | 01 December 2015 |
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The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellelsley KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL | Trustee | 17 June 2014 |
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Sir RONALD DENNIS CBE | Trustee | 20 March 2011 |
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LORD THOMAS Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith STRATHCLYDE CH, PC, BA | Trustee | 20 March 2011 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £64.36m | £53.14m | £62.58m | £66.12m | £73.40m | |
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Total expenditure | £57.05m | £54.10m | £59.64m | £64.40m | £68.28m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £40.00k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £6.80m | £2.55m | £3.70m | £3.60m | £5.03m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £5.91m | £4.86m | £7.07m | £9.05m | £8.98m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £50.51m | £45.01m | £51.37m | £52.38m | £57.17m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £1.15m | £723.00k | £441.00k | £1.05m | £2.21m | |
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Income - Other | £7.00k | £0 | £0 | £41.00k | £10.00k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £56.99m | £54.08m | £55.02m | £58.87m | £62.40m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £63.00k | £20.00k | £500.00k | £522.00k | £475.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £90.00k | £61.42k | £49.12k | £143.67k | £117.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £400.00k | £400.00k | £576.00k | £566.00k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £51.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £4.12m | £5.01m | £5.40m |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £62.49m | £62.99m | £62.72m | £74.87m | £89.08m | |
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Long-term investments | £63.02m | £74.86m | £75.81m | £83.79m | £84.53m | |
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Other assets | £31.07m | £31.61m | £34.27m | £19.26m | £23.87m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £46.78m | £48.34m | £48.68m | £50.85m | £58.85m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 July 2024 | 15 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2024 | 15 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2023 | 18 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2023 | 18 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2022 | 22 March 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2022 | 22 March 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2021 | 26 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2020 | 03 March 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2020 | 03 March 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER DATED 13/12/1853 SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS DATED 24/12/1855, 04/02/1861, 20/03/1952, 22/07/1960,27/1/2006 AND BYE-LAWS 27/1/2006.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOUNDATIONERS (CHILDREN OF DECEASED SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN OF HM ARMED FORCES AND SUCH OTHER CHILDREN OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO, IN THE SOLE OPINION OF THE GOVERNORS, HAVE DIED IN ACTS OF SELFLESS BRAVERY) AND OTHERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
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- 22 November 1963 : Standard registration
- 06 February 1997 : Removed
Contact information
- Address:
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WELLINGTON COLLEGE
CROWTHORNE
RG45 7PU
- Phone:
- 01344444000
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