The Aldenham Foundation Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1062393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALDENHAM SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND, ALDENHAM SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Fundraising

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES EITHER IN CONNECTION WITH ALDENHAM SCHOOL OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR FOUNDATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Latest income
£80k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £132,850, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £5,000. The trustees report that the charity has no overheads as these are paid by the Aldenham Foundation, allowing it to continue as a going concern with a reasonable expectation of generating funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and Gift Aid (90% of income)
“Donations and Gift Aid 71,959 6,363 78,322 74,389” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £133k)
“The Trust's policy is to maintain free reserves of £5,000 where it can to cover future operational costs for 12 months.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aldenham Foundation Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£80k£16k
31/08/2024£76k£88k
31/08/2023£65k£52k
31/08/2022£45k£170k
31/08/2021£133k£33k

Common questions

Is The Aldenham Foundation Charitable Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £132,850, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £5,000. The trustees report that the charity has no overheads as these are paid by the Aldenham Foundation, allowing it to continue as a going concern with a reasonable expectation of generating funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.