THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1116659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UPTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST

To advance the education of children and young people by providing a unique historical centre at Ufton Court, and other learning opportunities elsewhere, where they can learn about themselves and the past through active learning experiences; and to advance in life children and young people,primarily living in deprived areas of Berkshire,Hampshire and Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £239,278 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £2,404,765 against total expenditure of £2,165,487. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,198,017, which is above the stated policy target of six months' core operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ core operating costs (held: £1.2m)
“The Charity aims to hold liquid funds on deposit to cover six months’ core operating costs.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental charges from landlord The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited
“During the year to 31 August 2025 rental charges from the landlord amounted to £6,413 (2024: £6,413). Ufton Court Educational Trust also paid £984 (2024: £600) to The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited for tree safety work, and £46,495 (2024: £NIL) for other services.” — page 70
“The Englefield Charitable Trust have supported Ufton Court Educational Trust with donations of £220,000 (2024: £55,000) during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from The Englefield Charitable Trust (Trustee Zoe Benyon is a Trustee of both)
“During the year to 31 August 2025 rental charges from the landlord amounted to £6,413 (2024: £6,413). Ufton Court Educational Trust also paid £984 (2024: £600) to The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited for tree safety work, and £46,495 (2024: £NIL) for other services.” — page 70
“The Englefield Charitable Trust have supported Ufton Court Educational Trust with donations of £220,000 (2024: £55,000) during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Greenham Trust (Trustee Zoe Benyon is a Trustee of both)
“During the year to 31 August 2025 rental charges from the landlord amounted to £6,413 (2024: £6,413). Ufton Court Educational Trust also paid £984 (2024: £600) to The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited for tree safety work, and £46,495 (2024: £NIL) for other services.” — page 70
“The Englefield Charitable Trust have supported Ufton Court Educational Trust with donations of £220,000 (2024: £55,000) during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid from subsidiary Ufton Court Limited
“During the year to 31 August 2025 rental charges from the landlord amounted to £6,413 (2024: £6,413). Ufton Court Educational Trust also paid £984 (2024: £600) to The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited for tree safety work, and £46,495 (2024: £NIL) for other services.” — page 70
“The Englefield Charitable Trust have supported Ufton Court Educational Trust with donations of £220,000 (2024: £55,000) during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£329k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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: 13.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.5m£2.2m
31/08/2024£2.2m£2.1m
31/08/2023£1.8m£1.9m
31/08/2022£1.8m£1.7m
31/08/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £239,278 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £2,404,765 against total expenditure of £2,165,487. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,198,017, which is above the stated policy target of six months' core operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ERNEST COOK TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST, COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£62kEducation and training
THE ERNEST COOK TRUSTFY2023£53kOutdoor Week of Learning
THE ERNEST COOK TRUSTFY2024£53kOutdoor Week of Learning
THE ERNEST COOK TRUSTFY2022£50kOutdoor Week of Learning
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITYFY2022£3k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITYFY2023£3kDonations paid during the year
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kEducation and training
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kEducation and training
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
LOUIS BAYLIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£980
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£750Education
THE PRESENT VALUE TRUSTFY2025£0
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0Education and training

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2026£18kUfton Outdoors - Habitat and Horticulture
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2010£60kUfton Adventure
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/02/2009£2k"This Charity Provide Educational Experiences For People In Reading By Means Of A Historical And Environmental Centre. The Project Is To Hos"
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2009£2kTudor Fair

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 NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UFTON COURT EDUCATIONAL TRUST£2.5m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025£2.9m——below—not going concern
ERMINE EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
BECKETT'S AND SARGEANT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£284k—0unclear—no doubt
HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL TRUST LTD FY2025£10.1m——unclear—no doubt

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