Downe House Trust
Analysis
Downe House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Downe House Trust reported income of £646k and spending of £2.6m, spending 408% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £647k to £646k (-0.2%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 2322%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Downe House Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal College of Art Students' Union (£644k), The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017 (£647k) and Park School (£644k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of Downe House Trust is the provision and conduct at or near Cold Ash, near Newbury, of a day or day and boarding school for girls. To that end the trust provides and intends to provide the 110 acre site and properties used by Downe House School.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal College of Art Students' Union | London | £644k |
| The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017 | Cambridge | £647k |
| Park School | Totnes | £644k |
| Wood Green Pre School Playgroup | London | £648k |