The Malden Trust Limited

Analysis

The Malden Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pulborough. It was registered in May 1963, 63 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 00747222). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Malden Trust Limited reported income of £8.7m and spending of £10.6m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £8.7m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Malden Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateways Educational Trust Limited (£8.7m), B a S School Limited (£8.7m) and Ackworth School (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 144 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.