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WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN TRUST

Registered charity 1158918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN TRUST IS A NEW ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED TO BRING TOGETHER AND DEVELOP THE INSPIRING EDUCATIONAL WORK FOUNDED BY LORD WEIDENFELD AND BUILDS UPON HIS WORK WITH ACADEMICS, CULTURAL EXPERTS AND ASPIRING YOUNG LEADERS; THESE UNIQUE PROJECTS REACH OUT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH LEVEL ACADEMIC STUDY, DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£523k
Latest spending
£779k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,203 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,472,613 to £2,221,410. The trustees consider the free reserves of £92,218 to be in line with their stated policy of maintaining one to two months' administration costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one to two months’ administration costs (held: £92k)
“It is the policy the CIO that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to one to two months’ administration costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustee-connected charity
“Donations of £50,000 were received during the prior financial year from Stanley and Zea Lewis Family Foundation. Michael Lewis (resigned 1 January 2025) is one of the trustees of this UK registered charity.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£779k
Reserves (reported)
£92k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£523k£779k
30/06/2024£553k£716k
30/06/2023£1.7m£812k
30/06/2022£1.2m£617k
30/06/2021£699k£491k

Common questions

Is WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £251,203 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,472,613 to £2,221,410. The trustees consider the free reserves of £92,218 to be in line with their stated policy of maintaining one to two months' administration costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

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 JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£117k
CEREBRAL PALSY PLUS1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOFENUNG FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN TRUST£523k——within—no doubt
HOFENUNG FOUNDATION FY2024£371k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION FY2024£1000k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WEYDON SCHOOL TRUST FUND FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£460k—0within—no doubt
OPENTRUST FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt

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