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The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation

Registered charity 1148663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LORD AND LADY WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LORD LEONARD AND LADY ESTELLE WOLFSON OF MARYLEBONE CHARITABLE TRUST FOR PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES CALCULATED TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE OR SURGERY AND RESEARCH RELATED THERETO AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT

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

Latest income
£618k
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,737,350, which represents an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“In the band £140,001 - £150,000 - 4 In the band £150,001, - £160,000 4 -” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level that allows the current level of grants awarded to increase in line with inflation (held: £30.7m)
“It is the policy of the charity that reserves should be maintained at a level that allows the current level of grants awarded to increase in line with inflation.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RPG Crouch Chapman LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£618k
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£96k
Reserves (reported)
£31.2m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~212.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Israel · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£618k£1.8m
31/03/2025£769k£1.6m
31/03/2024£622k£995k
31/03/2023£455k£1.1m
31/03/2022£417k£1.7m

Common questions

Is The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,737,350, which represents an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RPG Crouch Chapman LLP.