The Windsor Leadership Trust
Analysis
The Windsor Leadership Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03034557). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Windsor Leadership Trust reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.8m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Windsor Leadership Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eci Schools (£1.8m), Digital Poverty Alliance (£1.8m) and Maharishi Foundation (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.6% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £103k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £876k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Legacies 5.6%
- Charitable activities 92%
- Investments 2.1%
In the charity's own words
Leadership development programmes for senior leaders of private, public and charitable sector organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eci Schools | London | £1.8m |
| Digital Poverty Alliance | London | £1.8m |
| Maharishi Foundation | Suffolk | £1.8m |
| Great Oaks Small School | Kent | £1.9m |