THE SARAH AND PATRICK WILLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1196516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in any part of the world and in such manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,862,785 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year's £1,899,447. The trustees confirmed that these strong reserves allow them to feel well placed to continue charitable objectives and consider the entity a going concern. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(36,662) due to investment losses, despite receiving incoming resources of £54,733.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• NICHOLAS HORNBY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patrick Grant Wills
• Sarah Jane Elizabeth Wills

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

Operates in: Brunei · Indonesia · Malaysia · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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