DENTAL WELLNESS TRUST
The Dental Wellness Trust is a new health charity promoting dental wellness to less fortunate communities in the UK and abroad. In the future, we plan to do this through innovative oral health education programmes.
Objects
THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF DENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) PROVIDING PRO BONO DENTAL TREATMENT; (B) PROVIDING ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES; (C) SHARING INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATING GOOD PRACTICE AMONGST DENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £102,404, increasing its total funds to £225,590. The trustees report that the charity remains agile and continues to deliver programmes despite funding dependencies. There are no stated material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations received 404,375”
“During the year the charity paid £43,000 (2024 - £22,500) to Dental Wellness Foundation, a South African Charitable Foundation specifically for dental treatment and education, where Dr L H Greenwall is also a trustee. Page 15” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Investing charity funds 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 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £30,000 — contracts £30,000 (1); 11% of the £274,661 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 40
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 31/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/07/2024 due date); year ending 30/09/2021 (received 23/08/2022, 24 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Axis Foundation
- Philip Dear Foundation European Section ICD
Trustees
- Dr LINDA GREENWALL
- Dr Moira Wong
- Dr Saul Konvsier
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £404k | £302k |
| 30/09/2024 | £275k | £235k |
| 30/09/2023 | £206k | £202k |
| 30/09/2022 | £192k | £168k |
| 30/09/2021 | £50k | £41k |
Common questions
Is DENTAL WELLNESS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £102,404, increasing its total funds to £225,590. The trustees report that the charity remains agile and continues to deliver programmes despite funding dependencies. There are no stated material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DENTAL WELLNESS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DENTAL WELLNESS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY, THE CHERUBY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY | FY2025 | £44k | Towards an electric mobile vehicle |
| WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY | FY2022 | £5k | Health & Disability |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | FY2026 | £2k | |
| THE CHERUBY TRUST | FY2022 | amount not stated |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK | 1 | £2.7m |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.5m |
| BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | 1 | £846k |
| THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £187k |
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | 1 | £49k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £37k |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- British Society of Special Care Dentistry
- THE DENTISTS HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST
- DENTAID LIMITED
- ORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- THE ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST
- INDIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION - UK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTAL WELLNESS TRUST | £404k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| British Society of Special Care Dentistry | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DENTISTS HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST | £113k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DENTAID LIMITED | £3.1m | — | 0 | unclear | 22.6% | no doubt |
| ORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | £985k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |