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THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1065552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Nationwide Foundation is an independent funder of charitable causes across the UK. Our vision is for everyone in the UK to have access to a decent home which they can afford and we make grants and social investments in pursuit of this vision.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION (THE "TRUSTEES") SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,414,127, which cover 24 months of average expenditure, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of 9 to 15 months. The charity reported a net income of £1,813,840 for the year, with total income of £5,074,969 primarily derived from donations by its main benefactor, Nationwide Building Society. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 to 15 months of average expenditure (reserves figure: £6.4m)
“the policy now sets a target range of 9 to 15 months of average expenditure.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 07/02/2023, 7 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£6.4m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.1m£3.2m
31/03/2024£4.3m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.6m£2.6m
31/03/2022£1.9m£2.3m
31/03/2021£2.3m£1.9m

Common questions

Is THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,414,127, which cover 24 months of average expenditure, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of 9 to 15 months. The charity reported a net income of £1,813,840 for the year, with total income of £5,074,969 primarily derived from donations by its main benefactor, Nationwide Building Society. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONFY2025£60kTalking About Homes (Partnership with TNF)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NPT Transatlantic Limited1£32.3m
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£150k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£103k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST1£70k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION1£50k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£50k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£25k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION FY2025£49.6m——unclear—no doubt
National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited FY2025£225.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FY2026£177k—0above—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt
PNE FOUNDATION FY2025£64k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.