CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1140132 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to raise funds for scholarships, bursaries and future major projects undertaken by The Clifton College that would not be funded out of day to day revenues of the College.

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

Latest income

£171k

Latest spending

£234k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are overspent at £56,762, meaning the charity has not met its reserves policy for the financial year. However, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient cash and the discretionary nature of grant expenditure. Free reserves are estimated to return to a surplus of £30,392 by March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising and Development 122” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-57k)

“As funds are overspent the charity has not met the reserves policy for this financial year” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants payable by Clifton College Development Trust to The Clifton College total £150,000 in the period (2024: £150,000). At the end of the year £40,000 (2024: £404) was outstanding to Clifton College.

“The Clifton College and Clifton College Development Trust have common trustees. Grants payable by Clifton College Development Trust to The Clifton College total £150,000 in the period (2024: £150,000). At the end of the year £40,000 (2024: £404) was outstanding to Clifton College.” — page 14

“During the financial year Trustees made donations totaling £8,135 (2024: £16,500) to the Charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations totaling £8,135 (2024: £16,500) to the Charity.

“The Clifton College and Clifton College Development Trust have common trustees. Grants payable by Clifton College Development Trust to The Clifton College total £150,000 in the period (2024: £150,000). At the end of the year £40,000 (2024: £404) was outstanding to Clifton College.” — page 14

“During the financial year Trustees made donations totaling £8,135 (2024: £16,500) to the Charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Morgan · trustee of 2 other charities
Charles Eric John Little
Dr Adrienne Rivlin
Giles Palmer
Graeme McEvoy
Milan Morjaria

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£171k	£234k
31/08/2024	£171k	£246k
31/08/2023	£178k	£175k
31/08/2022	£107k	£98k
31/08/2021	£80k	£127k

Common questions

Is CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds are overspent at £56,762, meaning the charity has not met its reserves policy for the financial year. However, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient cash and the discretionary nature of grant expenditure. Free reserves are estimated to return to a surplus of £30,392 by March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, The Brindle Foundation, DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£125k
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£100k
The Brindle Foundation	FY2022	£14k
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£9k	Education and Employability
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k	Grant funding of activities
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£95	Education and Employability

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£63k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND.

CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND income £170k
CLIFTON COLLEGE income £43.0m
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £618k
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £167k
OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE) income £422k
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £358k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLIFTON COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	£171k	—	0	below	0.1%	no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FUND FY2024	£170k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CLIFTON COLLEGE FY2024	£43.0m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£618k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025	£167k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE) FY2025	£422k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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