CHELTONIAN ENDOWMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1029588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHELTONIAN TRUST ENDOWMENT FUND

Education/training young people. Making grants to individuals

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHELTENHAM COLLEGE AND THE PROMOTION OF ITS INTERESTS

Area of benefit: CHELTENHAM COLLEGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust's total funds decreased by £58,932 to £2,745,634 due to investment losses, despite a net inflow from operations. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held primarily through capital growth, with unrestricted funds at £1,459,632.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: build up reserves primarily through capital growth rather than accumulation of income (reserves figure: £1.5m)
“The trustees' policy is to build up reserves primarily through capital growth rather than accumulation of income, which is principally required to meet the trustees' stated policy on giving grants for charitable purposes.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £619k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£99k£44k
05/04/2024£85k£90k
05/04/2023£256k£55k
05/04/2022£78k£43k
05/04/2021£75k£50k

Common questions

Is CHELTONIAN ENDOWMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust's total funds decreased by £58,932 to £2,745,634 due to investment losses, despite a net inflow from operations. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held primarily through capital growth, with unrestricted funds at £1,459,632. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KELTON TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHELTONIAN ENDOWMENT TRUST£99k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KELTON TRUST FY2025£65k—0above—no doubt
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
G L TILLOTSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CANEWDON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
EASTERN COUNTIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.