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WOODROFFE BENTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1075272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£478k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £214,593 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's surplus, driven by a drop in investment income and a large prior-year donation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £9,625,142, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining £500,000 in cash balances to cover twelve months of fixed costs and commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Edward White received £847 for legal work connected to garages.
“Edward White, received £847 in September 2025 for legal work connected to the garages in Rochford Estate.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: IT support fees paid to Mr W D M Hope, son of Trustee Mr J J Hope and brother of Trustee Miss J Hope.
“In the current year the Foundation paid £1,800 to Mr W D M Hope for IT Support. Mr W D M Hope is the son of Mr J J Hope, and brother of Miss J Hope, who were both Trustees during the year.” — page 17
“The Foundation also paid £847 to Clarkson, Wright and Jakes for Legal fees. Mr E White, chair of the Trustees, is a partner with the Firm.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal fees paid to Clarkson, Wright and Jakes, a firm where Trustee Mr E White is a partner.
“In the current year the Foundation paid £1,800 to Mr W D M Hope for IT Support. Mr W D M Hope is the son of Mr J J Hope, and brother of Miss J Hope, who were both Trustees during the year.” — page 17
“The Foundation also paid £847 to Clarkson, Wright and Jakes for Legal fees. Mr E White, chair of the Trustees, is a partner with the Firm.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant paid to New Brewery Arts, a charity where the Foundation's Secretary is a Trustee.
“In the current year the Foundation paid £1,800 to Mr W D M Hope for IT Support. Mr W D M Hope is the son of Mr J J Hope, and brother of Miss J Hope, who were both Trustees during the year.” — page 17
“The Foundation also paid £847 to Clarkson, Wright and Jakes for Legal fees. Mr E White, chair of the Trustees, is a partner with the Firm.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 02/12/2024)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£769k
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£11.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~172.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (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
02/12/2025£263k£478k
02/12/2024£2.0m£769k
02/12/2023£376k£468k
02/12/2022£213k£323k
02/12/2021£224k£425k

Common questions

Is WOODROFFE BENTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £214,593 for the year, a significant shift from the previous year's surplus, driven by a drop in investment income and a large prior-year donation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £9,625,142, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining £500,000 in cash balances to cover twelve months of fixed costs and commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd.

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
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION1£40k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£25k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£6k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£5k
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOODROFFE BENTON FOUNDATION£263k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025£463k—0above—no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CASCIA TRUST FY2024£312k—0unclear—no doubt
ADENFIRST LIMITED FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt

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