THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1110097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education in the history of the Classical Tradition of the arts and sciences, in particular, but not by way of limitation, by supporting the activities of the Warburg Institute by such exclusively charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Also the promotion of such general charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.

Objects

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLASSICAL TRADITION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WARBURG INSTITUTE BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £118,445 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £120,271. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £76,802, while restricted reserves were £43,469.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brendan Godfrey Eamonn Finucane · trustee of 4 other charities
• Christopher Allen Rossbach
• Daniel Peltz · trustee of 6 other charities
• Francesca Price
• Mark Nicholas Hamilton Hoffman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael John Horvitz
• Michelle Lynn Mahlke
• Nagila Warburg
• PROFESSOR WILLIAM HOWARD SHERMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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