Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE WINDSOR LEADERSHIP TRUST 

Leadership development programmes for senior leaders of private, public and charitable sector organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 29 years

www.windsorleadership.org.uk

jonathan.story@windsorleadership.org.uk

01753839735

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,549£1,309£240£45£545£4063.711131
31/12/21£1,144£1,055£89£42£315£3153.61161
31/12/20£624£862£-238£38£229£2293.21269
31/12/19£1,292£1,230£62£44£467£4424.314111
31/12/18*£1,091£1,082£9£38£402£3764.21191
31/12/17£1,050£1,018£32£35£396£3734.4110
31/12/16£989£995£-7£107£365£3654.4110
31/12/15£945£941£4£112£370£3704.7110
31/12/14£993£909£85£166£367£3674.8100
31/12/13£849£867£-19£153£281£2813.9100
31/12/12£743£787£-45£91£301£3014.690
31/12/11*£735£681£54£34£344£3446.180
31/12/10£696£598£98£30£291£2915.860
31/12/09£688£639£49£32£192£1923.660
31/12/08£548£551£-3£30£142£1423.160
31/12/07*£548£532£15£521£144£1443.250
31/12/06£484£477£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£544£634£-90£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£412£401£11£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 37%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 63%
Liabilities/Income: 60%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Windsor And Maidenhead,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 131 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The Windsor Leadership Trust
£65,100 12/06/2019
24
Leadership training for heads and chairs of governors from the Mercers’ Company Associated Schools and Colleges.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-70
  • VIJAYA NATH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director - Leadership Development
  • MARK HEWS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Group Ceo
  • RUTH CAIRNIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Non Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/08/1995, number: 1048589
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/03/1995, number: 03034557
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 13 days late, AR11: 7 days late, AR07: 92 days late,
Main office


Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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