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THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1086806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARLES WIGODER FOUNDATION

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£952k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,078,506, an increase from the previous year's £6,173,870. The charity reported total net assets of £89,973,620 and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: distribute all investment income received (held: £8.1m)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to distribute all investment income received.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Honourable Charles Wigoder, a Trustee, is the Executive Chairman and significant shareholder of Telecom Plus Plc. During the year, the Charity received dividends of £2,563,983 (2023: £2,644,166) from Telecom Plus Plc.
“The Honourable Charles Wigoder, a Trustee, is the Executive Chairman and significant shareholder of Telecom Plus Plc. During the year, the Charity received dividends of £2,563,983 (2023: £2,644,166) from Telecom Plus Plc.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£952k
Reserves (reported)
£5.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~73.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2024£2.9m£952k
30/11/2023£2.7m£963k
30/11/2022£2.2m£1.2m
30/11/2021£2.4m£540k
30/11/2020£2.3m£504k

Common questions

Is THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,078,506, an increase from the previous year's £6,173,870. The charity reported total net assets of £89,973,620 and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

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 HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED1£929k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION£2.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WAQF FUND FY2024£563k—0unclear—no doubt
WIGOD WAY WALLINGFORD FAMILY CENTRE FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATION FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£337k—0above—no doubt
THE PEGGY RAMSAY FOUNDATION FY2024£497k—0unclear—no doubt

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