THE CALNE FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 1147327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of The Calne Foundation Trust are to advance education by the provision of funding, assistance and support to St Mary's School, Calne and St Margaret's Preparatory School Calne, being the constituent schools of the School Charity and by other associated educational activities (in so far as they shall be charitable).

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDING, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ST MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE AND ST MARGARET'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL, CALNE, BEING THE CONSTITUENT SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL CHARITY AND BY OTHER ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (IN SO FAR AS THEY SHALL BE CHARITABLE) AND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THOSE OBJECTS), NO OTHER PURPOSES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £87,435 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £77,399. The charity's operational costs are fully covered by its parent company, St Mary’s School (Calne), which also funded the governance costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of 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

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Calne Girls' Association — “6pm: Drinks sponsored by The Calne Girls' Association” (source page)
• CGA — “Kindly sponsored by the CGA” (source page)
• The CGA — “The CGA is kindly sponsoring this event to provide opportunities for the Alumnae community to come together, meet up with friends and stay c…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £605k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/11/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (02/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Aylwinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Candida de Silva
• Caroline Depla
• Deborah Mary Wakeham
• Edward Donald
• Michael Max Bucher
• Nicola Jane James

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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