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Registered charity · No. 313952

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

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The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£6,507,546
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£3,729,929
Registered charity number
313952
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Leather Market
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.churchillfellowship.org

Quick answer

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (number 313952) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust do?

The Churchill Fellowship, the operating name of the Trust, offers Travelling Fellowships to any British Citizen (over 18 years of age) resident in the UK to go abroad on a worthwhile enterprise of their own choosing. The knowledge, understanding and skills acquired, enriches their own lives and by their example and through the dissemination of knowledge, the UK as a whole.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Answers The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£130,001–£140,0001
£110,001–£120,0001
£90,001–£100,0001
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's money come from?

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust reported £6.5m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £5.6m (86%), investments £934k (14%), other income £2,877 (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £4,555.

  • Donations and legacies£5.6m · 86%
  • Investments£934k · 14%
  • Other income£2,877 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
The Churchill Fellowship
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust as a registered charity (number 313952) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's charity number?
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's charity number is 313952. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 313952?
Search 313952 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust do?
The Churchill Fellowship, the operating name of the Trust, offers Travelling Fellowships to any British Citizen (over 18 years of age) resident in the UK to go abroad on a worthwhile enterprise of their own choosing. The knowledge, understanding and skills acquired, enriches their own lives and by their example and through the dissemination of knowledge, the UK as a whole.
Does The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust?
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.churchillfellowship.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's money come from?
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust reported £6.5m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £5.6m (86%), investments £934k (14%), other income £2,877 (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £4,555.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust?
The register records The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's trustees paid?
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust registered as a charity?
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust was entered on the register on 8 February 1965.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.