WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1172569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOND DICKINSON CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, WBD Foundation, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP

WBD(UK)CIO makes payments to a wide range of UK charities which support WBD(UK)CIO's charitable purposes. WBD(UK)CIO's funds come from donations made by partners in and employees of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP.

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Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoings of £35,748 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £26,976. The trustees consider this level of free reserves to be sufficient to meet ongoing charitable donations and management costs, despite having no formal reserves policy target. The charity had no employees and no trustees received remuneration during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £2,000 to £5,000 (held: £27k)
“The Trustees have not formulated a Reserves Policy but are of the opinion that sufficient cash should be held to meet twelve months governance costs, any known liabilities and approved but unpaid donations. This would equate to a free reserves target of between £2,000 to £5,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
North Somerset CouncilMetroWest Phase 1b Legal Services29/07/2026£171k
NHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITEDWomble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Legal Services (Runoff)30/04/2026£200k
Torus GroupGB-St. Helens: Contract Award Notice - Moss Nook Phase 424/04/2026£37k
London Borough of HounslowStrategic Energy Partnership and Heat Network - Legal Advisor14/04/2026£825k
Northumberland County CouncilLegal Advice for PFI Contract16/01/2026£140k
NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDC1166 - Legal - Womble Bond Dickinson22/10/2025£950k
Historic EnglandHistoric England Legal Framework - AWARD02/10/2025£0
London Borough of EnfieldExternal Legal Services to support Enfield Council and its advisors in seeking investment in its wholly owned district heating company, Energetik12/09/2025£315k
Oldham CouncilLegal Services - GNDDP and Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network Commercialisation work01/05/2024£250k
Surrey County CouncilLegal Services Framework——

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
31/03/2025£113k£148k
31/03/2024£112k£123k
30/04/2023£120k£62k
30/04/2022£130k£119k
30/04/2021£53k£66k

Common questions

Is WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoings of £35,748 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £26,976. The trustees consider this level of free reserves to be sufficient to meet ongoing charitable donations and management costs, despite having no formal reserves policy target. The charity had no employees and no trustees received remuneration during the period. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BREAKTHROUGH FOUNDATION1£2.0m
NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITED1£286k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WELDON UK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELDON UK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£259k—0unclear—no doubt
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
GOFUNDME.ORG.UK FY2025£227k—0above—no doubt
WOODROFFE BENTON FOUNDATION FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
WYCHDALE LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt

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