THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE

Registered charity 1139086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETON COLLEGE

Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. Today it is an independent boys' boarding school whose charitable purpose is the advancement of education by the provision, support and conduct of a school and ancillary or incidental educational activities for the benefit of students and/or the wider community; and the preservation and maintenance of the College's historic buildings and Collections.

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Latest income
£99.6m
Latest spending
£108.6m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net expenditure of £9.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total charitable expenditure rising to £94.8m. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £186.5m, supported by a total endowment valued at £538.8m, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future needs and maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Subscription to Royal National Children’s Spring Board Bursary Foundation (Head Master's wife is CEO)
“The College pays an annual subscription of £6k per year (2023/24: £6k) to the Foundation”
“During the year Eton College Services Limited made supplies to Eton College in respect of the provision of functions. The total of these supplies was £105k (2024: £153k).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Supplies between Eton College and Eton College Services Limited
“The College pays an annual subscription of £6k per year (2023/24: £6k) to the Foundation”
“During the year Eton College Services Limited made supplies to Eton College in respect of the provision of functions. The total of these supplies was £105k (2024: £153k).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Leadership, per the charity’s website

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

Total income
£99.6m
Total spending
£108.6m
Cost of raising funds
£13.7m
Reserves (reported)
£186.5m
Employees
1,212

Reported reserves equal ~20.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£99.6m£108.6m
31/08/2024£88.8m£105.0m
31/08/2023£91.3m£101.1m
31/08/2022£100.4m£102.6m
31/08/2021£85.0m£86.4m

Common questions

Is THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net expenditure of £9.0m for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total charitable expenditure rising to £94.8m. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £186.5m, supported by a total endowment valued at £538.8m, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future needs and maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, BACON FOUNDATION LTD, THE MANIFOLD CHARITABLE TRUST, GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK), THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2025£560k
BACON FOUNDATION LTDFY2022£494kSupport student enrichment at the College in accordance with the College’s charitable purposes
THE MANIFOLD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£455kbursaries
GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK)FY2023£406kEducation
GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK)FY2024£406kEducation
THE MANIFOLD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£287kbursaries
THE ANNABEL ARBIB FOUNDATIONFY2024£250kEducational
THE MANIFOLD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£250kbursaries
THE MANIFOLD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£249kbursaries
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2024£160k
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK)FY2023£152kEducation
THE CAROLE AND GEOFFREY LAWSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£101k
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (UK)FY2024£100kEducation
THE CAROLE AND GEOFFREY LAWSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£70k
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2022£70k
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£51k
THE HORIZON FOUNDATIONFY2022£47kEducation & Maintenance Grants
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE CPF TRUSTFY2022£28k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2022£12kEducation
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kTowards a scholarship.
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kTowards a scholarship.
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kTowards a scholarship.
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kTowards a scholarship.
BACON FOUNDATION LTDFY2024£7kAdjustment for present value of commitment
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2023£2kEducation
OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE)FY2022£2kUpkeep of Luxmoore's Garden (from CJ Rowlatt Legacy Fund)
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS)FY2024£1kGrants and awards payable
THE CPF TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CPF TRUSTFY2024£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£750
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£300
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£300
BACON FOUNDATION LTDFY2023£-2kAdjustment for present value of commitment

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 ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KYNGE'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADYE OF ETON BESYDE WINDESORE£99.6m——unclear—no doubt
OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE) FY2025£422k——unclear—no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE FY2025£8.1m——unclear—no doubt
RENDCOMB COLLEGE FY2025£9.5m——below—not going concern
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE TONBRIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0unclear21.5%no doubt

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