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THE MALDEN TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 307046 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE WINDLESHAM, WINDLESHAM HOUSE SCHOOL

The object of the Charity is to benefit the public via Windlesham House School, a preparatory boarding School for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 13, to ensure that our unique approach to education is made available to as many children as possible through bursaries, for which we maintain a fund, and partnership with, and support to, maintained schools and other educational institutions.

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Latest income
£8.7m
Latest spending
£10.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity ceased trading and is no longer a going concern following a merger with Charterhouse School, resulting in a net deficit of £1,842,380 and net assets of £Nil. The financial position reflects the transfer of all assets and liabilities to Charterhouse, with unrestricted reserves reduced to £Nil from £6,849,761 at the start of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs
“Previously, the Trustees would normally target a level of operational liquidity of three months of operating costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“Following the merger, the Charity is no longer responsible for the operation of the School, has ceased trading and therefore is no longer a going concern. As such, the accounts for the period have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Charlotte Johnston, a trustee and director of Malden, is also a director of IAPS... During the period, £5,781 was paid to IAPS as membership fees for Malden and its Headteacher
“Charlotte Johnston, a trustee and director of Malden, is also a director of IAPS, a professional association for Headteachers. During the period, £5,781 was paid to IAPS as membership fees for Malden and its Headteacher (2024: £7,813). Sarah Kerr-Dineen, a trustee and director is the parent of William Kerr-Dineen, a teacher at the school. His salary is determined by the standard teacher pay policy.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Windlesham Community Facilities Limited
“The Charity owned the entire share capital of Windlesham Community Facilities Limited (Company Number: 10878580), a dormant company incorporated in England & Wales on 21 July 2017. The company was dissolved on 29th October 2024.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
members-voluntary-liquidation — 2025-11-24, 2025-11-24
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

In the news

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Corporate structure

WINDLESHAM COMMUNITY FACILITIES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company is dormant and entitled to exemption under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006.

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/07/2025)

Total income
£8.7m
Total spending
£10.6m
Cost of raising funds
£984
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
144

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£8.7m£10.6m
31/08/2024£9.0m£9.1m
31/08/2023£8.3m£8.7m
31/08/2022£7.3m£7.6m
31/08/2021£5.8m£7.0m

Common questions

Is THE MALDEN TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity ceased trading and is no longer a going concern following a merger with Charterhouse School, resulting in a net deficit of £1,842,380 and net assets of £Nil. The financial position reflects the transfer of all assets and liabilities to Charterhouse, with unrestricted reserves reduced to £Nil from £6,849,761 at the start of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£505k
SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE1£385k
The A and J Charitable Trust1£155k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£100k
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE1£22k
THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINDLESHAM SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MALDEN TRUST LIMITED£8.7m——unclear—not going concern
WINDLESHAM SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL TRUST (EPSOM) LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted
THE MALL SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£64.8m——below7.3%no doubt
MALVERN ST JAMES LIMITED FY2025£15.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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