THE WAVENDON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1082126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to individuals (includes loans) and makes grants to organisations (incl schools and charities etc) normally in the performing arts.

Objects

TO RAISE FUNDS TO BENEFIT, IN THE TRUSTEES ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, SUCH REGISTERED CHARITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE AND TO PAY SUCH SUMS OR PARTS OF SUMS RECEIVED UNDER CLAUSE 2 FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES AND IN PARTICULAR TO APPLY FUNDS WHETHER OR NOT TO A REGISTERED CHARITY TO BODIES CORPORATE OR PERSONS ENGAGED OR WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST SUCH CLASS, OR CLASSES, OF PERSON OR PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,358,619, representing a net surplus of £9,761 for the year. The charity reported no staff costs and no trustee remuneration, relying instead on investment income to fund its charitable grants and administrative expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD MANNchair
• ALEXANDER WILLIAM TAMBA DANKWORTH
• Kevin Gordon Edward Whately
• LAURENCE Holden
• Marcus Richard Blake

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

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

Income and spending

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