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THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 313952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q8026069 · Wikipedia · also known as The Churchill Fellowship

The Churchill Fellowship, the operating name of the Trust, offers Travelling Fellowships to any British Citizen (over 18 years of age) resident in the UK to go abroad on a worthwhile enterprise of their own choosing. The knowledge, understanding and skills acquired, enriches their own lives and by their example and through the dissemination of knowledge, the UK as a whole.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF EDUCATION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MANNER THAT SUCH EDUCATION WILL MAKE ITS RECIPIENTS MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR LIFE AND WORK, WHILST BENEFITING THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ULTIMATELY THE UNITED KINGDOM AS A WHOLE.THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEE MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£6.5m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £6,507,546, driven by a major unrestricted donation and new partnerships. The charity holds total funds of £53,629,109 and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet all current and anticipated future commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted donations and legacies (63% of income)
“A total of £4,099,106 (2024 - £1,217,095) was received in unrestricted donations and legacies.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient resources to meet unforeseen shortfall in income and protect against unforeseen adverse circumstances (held: £53.6m)
“The reserves policy ensures that there are sufficient resources: To enable the charity to meet any unforeseen shortfall in income without incurring excessive loss through selling securities in the midst of a possible downturn in the financial markets. To provide funds to protect the charity against unforeseen adverse circumstances.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£80,001–£90,000: 3; £110,001–£120,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£6.5m
Total spending
£3.7m
Cost of raising funds
£573k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 8.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£6.5m£3.7m
30/09/2024£2.8m£3.3m
30/09/2023£1.3m£3.0m
30/09/2022£592k£2.5m
30/09/2021£577k£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £6,507,546, driven by a major unrestricted donation and new partnerships. The charity holds total funds of £53,629,109 and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet all current and anticipated future commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Who funds THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSINGFY2024£270kIdeas into Action programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£120kYoung People & Education Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£110kYoung People & Education Programme
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£103k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kfor the general purposes of the Trust.
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£54kEducation
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£14k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£14k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2022£5kOther
JOCK'S INFLUENCE LIMITEDFY2021amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company12/09/2024£380kGrant to The Churchill Fellowship
The Mercers' Company11/02/2020£220kGrant to The Churchill Fellowship
The Mercers' Company11/04/2019£100kGrant to The Churchill Fellowship

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 ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ARCHIVE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST£6.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ARCHIVE TRUST FY2025£79k—0above—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATION FY2025£781k——unclear—no doubt
THE WILLIAM PRICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£231k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHILL COLLEGE ARCHIVES TRUST FY2025£44k—0above—no doubt

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