CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1006429
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the Trust is the advancement of education at Cheltenham College and Cheltenham College Preparatory School. The accounts incorporate a number of Bursary, Scholarship and Prize funds to sponsor pupils at Cheltenham College. The Trust also collects and administers funds raised for both enhancing existing and creating new facilities at the College.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILLIAM STRAKER-NESBIT Chair 13 March 2016
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE AND CHELTENHAM COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Received: On time
Anthony David HOLT Trustee 20 April 2026
CHELTONIAN ENDOWMENT TRUST
Received: On time
Christopher James Townsend Trustee 20 April 2026
None on record
Gillian Elwood Trustee 11 April 2025
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE AND CHELTENHAM COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Received: On time
David Stewart Trustee 19 September 2020
CHELTONIAN ENDOWMENT TRUST
Received: On time
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE AND CHELTENHAM COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Received: On time
Tom O'Sullivan Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £106.76k £238.59k £429.41k £330.07k £1.53m
Total expenditure £142.02k £64.74k £108.04k £211.82k £84.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.46m
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £44.19k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £19.61k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £910.57k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £74.64k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.27k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £71.37k
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £10.31k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.61m
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.41m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.21k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2025 08 June 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 08 June 2026 On time
Annual return 31 August 2024 16 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 16 June 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 28 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 28 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 29 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 29 March 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 13 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 13 April 2022 On time
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Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 28 SEPTEMBER 1992
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE A BURSARY OR BURSARIES FOR BOYS TO ATTEND CHELTENHAM COLLEGE WHOSE MEANS OR WHOSE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS MEANS ARE INADEQUATE TO ENABLE THEM TO DO SO.
Area of benefit
IN PRACTICE CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Registration history
  • 01 June 1994 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE
BATH ROAD
CHELTENHAM
GL53 7LD
Phone:
01242705573