WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing Educational Grants for economically disadvantaged youth.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£834k
Latest spending
£817k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £79,287 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from the previous year's £61,797. The trustees state there is no minimum level of reserves policy, as grant values are determined by available funding. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: There is no minimum level of reserves which Trustees seek to maintain. (reserves figure: £79k)
“There is no minimum level of reserves which Trustees seek to maintain. The Trustees deem this appropriate as the total value of grants is determined by the funding available .” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 48
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 52
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£834k
Total spending
£817k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£79k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 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 (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: 0.3% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£834k£817k
31/12/2024£1000k£1.0m
31/12/2023£841k£922k
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £79,287 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from the previous year's £61,797. The trustees state there is no minimum level of reserves policy, as grant values are determined by available funding. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION£834k—0unclear—no doubt
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£311k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLINGTOTS FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLAND PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£650k—0unclear—no doubt
MILLFIELD FOUNDATION FY2025£244k—0unclear—no doubt
WYCOMBE MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATION FY2026£183k—0unclear—no doubt

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