THE VICTORIA WOOD FOUNDATION
The Victoria Wood Foundation was set up after the death of Victoria Wood. It seeks to support the areas of the arts that Victoria was interested in in her lifetime, and in the parts of the country where she spent most of her life, in and around London and in the North of England.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,480,148 due to grant expenditure exceeding investment income, with the shortfall covered by drawing down capital. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The organization holds no restricted reserves and relies entirely on its investment portfolio for funding.
What the accounts disclose
“Currently the Charity does not have any restricted reserves and the Charity’s policy is to pay out from the income generated by the investment portfolio. However, in recent times, the trustees have more recently delved into capital in order to help arts organisations at a time of need.” — page 5
Trustees
- CHARLOTTE ROSE SCOTT
- DAVINA JANE WALTER
- Henry William Durham
- Jane Wymark
- Lucy Ansbro
- Nigel Lilley
- Piers John Wenger
- ROGER PHILIP GLOSSOP
- Samantha Brown
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £105k | £312k |
| 05/04/2024 | £108k | £285k |
| 05/04/2023 | £130k | £239k |
| 05/04/2022 | £142k | £224k |
| 05/04/2021 | £203k | £430k |
Common questions
Is THE VICTORIA WOOD FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £3,480,148 due to grant expenditure exceeding investment income, with the shortfall covered by drawing down capital. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The organization holds no restricted reserves and relies entirely on its investment portfolio for funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TO CHANGE TRUST | 1 | £129k |
| THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £60k |
| BACK ON THE MAP LIMITED | 1 | £53k |
| THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- THE V&A FOUNDATION
- THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION
- THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- WOODSMITH FOUNDATION LIMITED
- THE PEGGY WOOD FOUNDATION
- THE VTCT FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VICTORIA WOOD FOUNDATION | £105k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE V&A FOUNDATION | £251k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION | £53.1m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £504k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOODSMITH FOUNDATION LIMITED | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PEGGY WOOD FOUNDATION | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |