The Old Wellingtonian Society Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Old Wellingtonian Society Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crowthorne. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Old Wellingtonian Society Charitable Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £32k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £39k to £66k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Old Wellingtonian Society Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leigh Folk Arts Association (£66k), Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall (£66k) and Basingstoke Multicultural Forum (£66k).