WONDER FOUNDATION
1: Empowering Women through supporting/creating healthcare & education initiatives in the UK and overseas so that they can exit poverty2: Instigating Social Change through engaging with beneficiaries, experts, policymakers, donors and contributors3: Sharing Best Practice and learning among our partners to improve operational & management efficiencies, maximizing resource use & impact.
Objects
4.1 The charity's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1 The advancement of education amongst, but not exclusively, women and girls by developing or improving the necessary knowledge or skills for living a fulfilled, safe, healthy or self-sufficient life;4.1.2 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst, but not exclusively, women and girls;4.1.3 The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in particular, but not exclusively, women and girls affected by exploitation, domestic abuse and forced marriages;4.1.4 Promotion of efficiency and effectiveness in the charitable activities of not-forprofit organisations, voluntary groups and charities working for the benefit of the public.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £456,478 for the year, primarily due to the early adoption of SORP 2026 income recognition principles which deferred £402,198 of grant funding. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £468,539, equivalent to approximately eight months of expenditure, which falls within the stated policy target of 8 to 12 months.
What the accounts disclose
“Total income from charitable activities 2026 107,822 564,931 672,753”
“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to 8 to 12 months of average operating costs.” — page 22
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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 105
- Government income: £7,415 — grants £7,415 (1); under 1% of the £1,222,786 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £19,750 — grants £19,750 (1); 1% of the £1,446,709 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 21
- Government income: £20,000 — contracts £10,000 (1), grants £10,000 (1); 1% of the £1,409,564 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 07921757 · Financial health read from its filings
Funders the charity credits
- 31ten
- Electroneum
- R&Co4Generations Foundation
Company officers (Companies House)
- OKONKWO, Ekene Obianuju on trustee list
- FABREGA, Alejandra on trustee list
- HUDTOHAN, Julie Anne on trustee list
- RAJ, Kirtana on trustee list
- GABRASADIG, Raphaella on trustee list
- IGBOAKA, Uzoma Gilbert Ebubechukwu on trustee list
- DA-SILVA, Modupeore not on trustee list
- DARBY, Olivia
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Raphaella Gabrasadigchair
- Alejandra Fabrega
- Ekene Obianuju OKONKWO
- Julie Anne Hudtohan
- Kirtana Raj
- MODUPE DA SILVA
- Uzoma Gilbert Ebubechukwu Igboaka
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £1.2m | £1.7m |
| 31/03/2025 | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| 31/03/2022 | £954k | £896k |
Common questions
Is WONDER FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £456,478 for the year, primarily due to the early adoption of SORP 2026 income recognition principles which deferred £402,198 of grant funding. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £468,539, equivalent to approximately eight months of expenditure, which falls within the stated policy target of 8 to 12 months. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds WONDER FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WONDER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HARAMEAD TRUST, PIMCO FOUNDATION EUROPE, SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, EA FOUNDATION, THE FYRISH FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARAMEAD TRUST | FY2022 | £595k | |
| PIMCO FOUNDATION EUROPE | FY2022 | £101k | Children |
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | FY2024 | £56k | |
| EA FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £36k | For the renovation of the kitchen, critical to the successful delivery of the courses and in effectively reaching thousands of marginalised women at risk. |
| THE FYRISH FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £31k | |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | FY2023 | £30k | Investing in better youth policy |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | FY2022 | £30k | Investing in better youth policy |
| ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2024 | £15k | Overseas education |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £12k | |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £12k | |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE HARAMEAD TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE HARAMEAD TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST | FY2022 | £10k | |
| ROSA FUND | FY2024 | £7k | Voices from the Front Line |
| THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | Support of young women on the ivory coast |
| THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | International |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE | FY2022 | £2k | Mentoring programme at Sorawell Professional Training College |
| THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | Unverified read£1k | |
| THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/11/2025 | £20k | Skills Confidence and Opportunities for Young People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/07/2024 | £20k | Equipping Young People in our Community with Essential Skills |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/05/2023 | £10k | Empowering young people with employability skills |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2022 | £10k | Training and support of diaspora young people to develop employability skills |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/06/2019 | £10k | Skill Up |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/09/2016 | £7k | Giving Back: Celebrating & Connecting Diaspora and Ethnic Communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/08/2016 | £10k | Engaging safeguarding that works |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2015 | £10k | Entrepreneurial Tech Skills development |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING | 1 | £277k |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | 1 | £261k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £200k |
| THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION | 1 | £175k |
| THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £35k |
| THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION | 1 | £34k |
| IMAGINE FOUNDATION | 1 | £34k |
Charities like this
- WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED
- SHARING WONDERS
- THE WAYFINDERWOMAN TRUST
- WELLBEING OF WOMEN
- WORTHING WOMEN'S AID
- AWE-INSPIRING
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WONDER FOUNDATION | £1.2m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHARING WONDERS | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WAYFINDERWOMAN TRUST | £67k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WELLBEING OF WOMEN | £2.4m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| WORTHING WOMEN'S AID | £714k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |