Registered charity · Crowthorne
The Wellington College
The Wellington College is a registered charity (number 309093) based in Crowthorne, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by William Jackson since 2017. Latest income £76m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Wellington College (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £76m (2025)
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Who leads it
- William JacksonChair · since 2017
- Andrew Halls OBETrustee · since 2025
- Catherine Elizabeth FerryTrustee · since 2024
- Elizabeth AdekunleTrustee · since 2024
- Emma Cecilia GoldsmithTrustee · since 2024
- Helen Claire StevensonTrustee · since 2017
- James Richard GarveyTrustee · since 2021
- Jill Miranda MayTrustee · since 2018
- Mark Gordon Milliken-Smith KCTrustee · since 2018
- Sarah Elise BentleyTrustee · since 2026
- Sir Christopher Linley TickellTrustee · since 2021
- The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellelsley KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DLTrustee · since 2014
- Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes BATrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£76m£73m
- 2024£73m£68m
- 2023£66m£64m
Earlier years
- 2022£63m£60m
- 2021£53m£54m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COLLEGE IS ESTABLISHED AND INCORPORATED (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “OBJECT”) IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (WHETHER NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:THE THE PROVISION OF THE COLLEGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOUNDATIONERS AND OTHERS AND, IN SO PROVIDING, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THEFOUNDATIONERS; AND SUPPORTING, PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR INITIATIVES; AND/OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, DETERMINE.
Grants received
4 grants · £294,480 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Staples Trust · £250,000
- Sport England · £29,480
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £15,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- William Jackson Chair since 2017
- Andrew Halls OBE since 2025
- Catherine Elizabeth Ferry since 2024
- Elizabeth Adekunle since 2024
- Emma Cecilia Goldsmith since 2024
- Helen Claire Stevenson since 2017
- James Richard Garvey since 2021
- Jill Miranda May since 2018
- Mark Gordon Milliken-Smith KC since 2018
- Sarah Elise Bentley since 2026
- Sir Christopher Linley Tickell since 2021
- The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellelsley KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL since 2014
- Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes BA since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- William Jackson Chair since 2017
- Helen Claire Stevenson since 2017
- Jill Miranda May since 2018
- Mark Gordon Milliken-Smith KC since 2018
- The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellelsley KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL since 2014
- Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes BA since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- William Jackson Chair since 2017
- Catherine Elizabeth Ferry since 2024
- Emma Cecilia Goldsmith since 2024
- Helen Claire Stevenson since 2017
- James Richard Garvey since 2021
- Jill Miranda May since 2018
- Mark Gordon Milliken-Smith KC since 2018
- Sir Christopher Linley Tickell since 2021
- The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellelsley KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL since 2014
- Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes BA since 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Andrew Halls OBE since 2025
- Elizabeth Adekunle since 2024
- Sarah Elise Bentley since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 3.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 309093
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER DATED 13/12/1853 SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS DATED 24/12/1855, 04/02/1861, 20/03/1952, 22/07/1960,27/1/2006 AND BYE-LAWS 27/1/2006.AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 12 MAR 2008AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 11 MAY 2011AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 12 JUN 2014AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 05 FEB 2025AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 05 FEB 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01344444000 · sjxc@wellingtoncollege.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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