THE PRINCE PHILIP TRUST FUND

Registered charity 272927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In the interests of social welfare and to improve conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. To enable and facilitate the pursuit of leisure time occupations: To advance the education of young people, in particular through voluntary service: To advance public education in the fine arts, literature and science.

Objects

1. THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, LITERATURE AND SCIENCE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.4. TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit: ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Windsor and Maidenhead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of ROLAND GRANGE TRUST (charity 294724) — merger registered 13/10/2016.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£128k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted net assets of £3,012,870, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund grants and cover governance costs. Although the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, the trustees confirm that investment income is expected to provide a realistic level of giving and that the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (77% of income)

“Investment income comprises: Income from investments listed on a recognised stock exchange 59,207”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a level which the Trustees consider will provide necessary investment income to fund appropriate applications for grants and to ensure that there are sufficient resources available to cover support and governance costs (reserves figure: £3.0m)

“The intention is to maintain free reserves in unrestricted assets at a level which the Trustees consider will provide necessary investment income to fund appropriate applications for grants and to ensure that there are sufficient resources available to cover support and governance costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: PPTF Fundraising Events Ltd

“The Charity received monies on behalf of PPTF Fundraising Events Ltd, a company which following the year end became controlled by the Trustees and which operates fund raising events for the Charity.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by FLB Audit LLP. Discloses 5 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Prince Philip Trust Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/10/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH EDWARD ANTONY RICHARD LOUIS WINDSOR KG KCVOchair · trustee of 2 other charities
CHRIS AITKEN · trustee of 3 other charities
Christopher John Wilson
DEPUTY RANGER
Elizabeth Hewer
Governor Windsor Castle Philip Jones CB CBE DL
Joanna Margaret Barker MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
L L of Berkshire Andrew Aden McKenzie Try LL
MAYOR OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD
Penelope Branch
Peter John McKee · trustee of 6 other charities
Richard George Probert Kidson

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£77k	£128k
30/04/2024	£136k	£175k
30/04/2023	£457k	£73k
30/04/2022	£65k	£129k
30/04/2021	£58k	£166k

Common questions

Is THE PRINCE PHILIP TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted net assets of £3,012,870, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund grants and cover governance costs. Although the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, the trustees confirm that investment income is expected to provide a realistic level of giving and that the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by FLB Audit LLP.

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
YORK BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRINCETHORPE FOUNDATION.

THE PRINCETHORPE FOUNDATION income £20.4m
CHARITY OF ROBERT PHILLIPS income £104k
WISHFORD FOUNDATION income £243k
THE JOSEPH TRUST income £131k
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION income £172k
WINDSOR FELLOWSHIP income £613k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PRINCE PHILIP TRUST FUND	£77k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PRINCETHORPE FOUNDATION FY2025	£20.4m	£170,001 - £180,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITY OF ROBERT PHILLIPS FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WISHFORD FOUNDATION FY2025	£243k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOSEPH TRUST FY2025	£131k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION FY2025	£172k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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