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MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1061798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE TRUST

To raise funds to be applied for the benefit of Marlborough College.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves increased to £10,636,188, with free reserves rising to £794,575. The Trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to support the charity's activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which will enable the Foundation to support major initiatives within Marlborough College (held: £795k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to continue to build reserves up to a level which will enable the Foundation to support major initiatives within Marlborough College, with the majority of the reserves being held as restricted and designated funds for bursaries and specific capital projects as they arise.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from connected charity Marlborough College (Hong Kong) Foundation Ltd
“£339,196 (2023: £150,000) from Marlborough College (Hong Kong) Foundation Ltd towards bursaries and other small ad-hoc projects.” — page 15
“Mr Birkin, Mr Coleman, and Mr T Martin Jenkins were all members of the Council of Marlborough College.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are members of the Council of Marlborough College
“£339,196 (2023: £150,000) from Marlborough College (Hong Kong) Foundation Ltd towards bursaries and other small ad-hoc projects.” — page 15
“Mr Birkin, Mr Coleman, and Mr T Martin Jenkins were all members of the Council of Marlborough College.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marlborough College (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£945k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% 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: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£3.2m£2.0m
30/06/2024£3.6m£2.3m
30/06/2023£2.3m£4.7m
30/06/2022£2.4m£752k
30/06/2021£3.0m£499k

Common questions

Is MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased to £10,636,188, with free reserves rising to £794,575. The Trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to support the charity's activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe UK.

Who funds MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kGrant paid to institution
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kGrant paid or payable
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£225k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST1£29k
The Brindle Foundation1£14k
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MARLBURIAN CLUB CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE FOUNDATION£3.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARLBURIAN CLUB CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£209k—0below—no doubt
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE SCHOOL FY2024£4.8m£130,001 - £140,000—below—not going concern
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND FY2024£170k—0above—no doubt
THE SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£506k——unclear—no doubt

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