THE WOOSTER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1209858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of grants or donations primarily, but not exclusively, in Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties, but also throughout England, to charities and organisations working to further our charitable purposes which are the relief of need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES: TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND OR WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RELIEF OF NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly from £30,580 to £102,927, driven by a £70,000 donation from the founder. The charity holds £30,547 in cash and £72,380 in investments, with unrestricted reserves of only £547. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern, noting the founder continues to contribute monthly payments.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Clive Hobbs MVORVMchair
• Joyce Wooster
• Lisa Wooster
• Lorraine Christina Edmunds
• Margaret Wooster Keyte

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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