The Monmouth Schools' Charitable Trust
What it does
The Charity's aim is to enhance and substantially support means-tested places and capital improvements at the Haberdashers' Schools in Monmouth.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT THE SCHOOLS FROM TIME TO TIME OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE SCHEME AND SUCH OTHER SCHOOLS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES (THE "SCHOOLS") AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOLS AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING:GRANT FUNDING TO THE SCHOOLS FOR THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES AND/OR DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUPILS AND PROSPECTIVE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS; FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PUPILS AT THE SCHOOLS; ANDOTHER FORMS OF GRANT FUNDING TO THE SCHOOLS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £737,136 and spent £155,191.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £737,136 | £155,191 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £211,549 | £99,451 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £90,172 | £73,224 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £221,930 | £85,448 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £286,512 | £156,456 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 157%, from £286,512 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £737,136 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 21% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The Relithan Trust gave £500,000 in the year to 31 August 2025, 68% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 August 2025
- Donations and legacies£718,032
- Investments£19,104
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 August 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £557,940 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| The Relithan Trust | Trust, company or other | £500,000 |
| Haberdashers' Monmouth School | Trust, company or other | £57,940 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Monmouth School - bursaries and awards | 31 August 2025 | £72,223 |
| Bursaries and awards - Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools | 31 August 2024 | £65,279 |
| Capital Grants awarded - Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- MSCT Trustee LimitedOrganisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 5 June 2026, 25 days early | Received 5 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 9 May 2025, 52 days early | Received 9 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 12 June 2024, 18 days early | Received 12 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 30 May 2023, 31 days early | Received 30 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 17 May 2022, 44 days early | Received 17 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1151698
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 April 2013
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 06 FEB 2013 as amended on 08 Jun 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.