THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED
WORKING WITH MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLEBUILDIND HOPE, UNLOCKING POTENTIAL AND REALISING WORTH IN YOUNG PEOPLE
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS, INCLUDING THE SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CAPACITY, OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PREPARATION FOR THE WORKPLACE AND ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES DEMONSTRATING CHRISTIAN CARE AND CALCULATED TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WORK SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total gross income of £653,422. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £214,579, comprising £129,500 in designated funds and £85,079 in other unrestricted funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover 3 months operating costs (salaries and fixed overheads).” — page 8
“During the year, the company made purchases of £6,295 from Giraffe HR Limited, a company in which a trustee of the charity is a Director. There was no amount due to the related party at the year end. Total amount of donations received without conditions from trustees and other related parties during the year was £4,445.” — page 26
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 110
- Government income: £53,715 — contracts £30,000 (1), grants £23,715 (5); 8% of the £653,422 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 115
- Government income: £50,066 — contracts £26,143 (1), grants £23,923 (4); 8% of the £654,288 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 100
- Government income: £104,607 — grants £104,607 (11); 13% of the £818,053 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Funders the charity credits
- Community Fund
- Firs & Bromford Neighbours Together
- Epping Forest District Council
- bvsc
- Essex County Council
- Clarion Housing
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/12/2016)
Trustees
- Victoria Williamsonchair
- Christine Bryony Nock
- Helen Michelle Acton
- Karmini Sammantha Murthy
- Kathryn Mary Matthews
- Nikki Baskin-Walsh
- Oliver James Elgie
- Rachel Anne Elizabeth Maguire
- Vishal Shah
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £653k | £647k |
| 31/08/2024 | £654k | £626k |
| 31/08/2023 | £818k | £889k |
| 31/08/2022 | £899k | £825k |
| 31/08/2021 | £695k | £692k |
Common questions
Is THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,945 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total gross income of £653,422. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £214,579, comprising £129,500 in designated funds and £85,079 in other unrestricted funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, THE SHELDON TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | FY2023 | £122k | Big Local area: Firs & Bromford |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £66k | Children / Young People |
| BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2024 | £7k | Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others |
| BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2025 | £7k | Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others |
| THE SHELDON TRUST | FY2024 | £6k | Youth Development |
| THE SHELDON TRUST | FY2023 | £6k | Youth Development |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | A learning hub providing skills & qualifications for disadvantaged young people |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2022 | £5k | To provide play opportunities for young people to help them re-engage with their peer group and their community after the pandemic |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2024 | £5k | A learning hub providing skills & qualifications for disadvantaged young people |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Education and Training |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | Education and Training |
| ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | FY2026 | £3k | Mentoring Young People to Achieve Their Potential |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Children / Young People |
| BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2024 | £3k | Core Missions |
| BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Children and Youth |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Children and Youth |
| THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE S M B TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2021 | £1k | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £500 | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £500 | |
| WM BROOKE BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2023 | £160 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/07/2026 | £480k | Worth Unlimited in Waltham Forest |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/11/2024 | £20k | Worth Create |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/06/2023 | £359k | Worth Unlimited in Waltham Forest |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/03/2023 | £250k | Spark Mental Health |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2022 | £10k | Lowerhouses Food and Fun |
| UK government | 29/07/2020 | £98k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/01/2020 | £292k | Worth Unlimited |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/10/2019 | £120k | Spark Emotional Wellbeing Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2019 | £130k | Together We Can! extension |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £44k | Youth Investment Fund |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/08/2018 | £23k | "Stories from Storey's" |
| Sport England | 25/04/2017 | £6k | Basketball at Priory Court |
| UK government | 01/04/2017 | £44k | Youth Investment Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2016 | £374k | Together We Can! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/08/2016 | £7k | Let's Cook Healthy - Parents Cooking Classes |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/08/2015 | £10k | Let's Create Cooking Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2014 | £10k | Journeyman Project: Building Hope,Releasing Potential |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/11/2011 | £9k | Devenishgirl bakery work integration social enterprise |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/04/2006 | £5k | Younge peoples counselling service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/09/2005 | £146k | Life-skills courses for young people |
| UK government | — | £44k | Youth Investment Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £292k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, TOOTING GRAVENEY | 1 | £4k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WORTH FOUNDATION LIMITED | £653k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MY FOUNDATION | £430k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WALTERS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £467k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOUNT | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ENVISION HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | £107k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MW (HO) FOUNDATION | £131k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |