THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 1048589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Leadership development programmes for senior leaders of private, public and charitable sector organisations.

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a majority fee-paying business model, with 84% of income derived from programme participant fees and an additional 8% from alumni development fees. The trustees confirm that these income streams, combined with sponsorship and donation income, provide financial security with no anticipated challenges in the coming year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Programme participant fees (84% of income)
“Most of the charity's income (84%) is derived from programme participant fees.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
British Business Bank PlcGB-Sheffield: Leadership Programmes30/06/2026£29k

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£828k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.5m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2020£624k£862k

Common questions

Is THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a majority fee-paying business model, with 84% of income derived from programme participant fees and an additional 8% from alumni development fees. The trustees confirm that these income streams, combined with sponsorship and donation income, provide financial security with no anticipated challenges in the coming year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

Who funds THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATION, FORCES IN MIND TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£23kYoung People & Education Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£11kYoung People & Education Programme
THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrant
FORCES IN MIND TRUSTFY2023£-20kKnowledge and Evidence

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company03/06/2026£26kGrant to The Windsor Leadership Trust
The Mercers' Company17/10/2025£4kGrant to The Windsor Leadership Trust
The Mercers' Company12/06/2019£65kGrant to The Windsor Leadership Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL FY2025£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
WINDSOR FELLOWSHIP FY2025£613k—0unclear—no doubt
Young Leaders Academy FY2025£194k—0above—no doubt
NEW WINDSOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt

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