THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 244519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In making donations,the trustees place particular emphasis on causes within the UK in the following areas:-Health,welfare and medical sciences, including the elderly-Welfare and relief of poverty within the Jewish community, with a particular emphasis on children and young adults-Jewish education.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £71,514,506, with total net assets of £75,264,506. The trustees confirm that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting a going concern basis without material uncertainty.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £70,000 - £80,000” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“The number of higher paid employees was: In the band £70,000 - £80,000 In the band £90,000 - £100,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintain the capital value of the endowment in real terms (held: £71.5m)
“The trustees do not define a minimum level of reserves. However, it is their intention to maintain the capital value of the endowment in real terms whilst also generating an investment return that is sufficient to meet the costs of the Foundation’s charitable expenditure and operations.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payne Hicks Beach LLP, a law firm in which trustee Martin Paisner was a partner, raised charges for professional services and reimbursed expenses in the amount of £22,272.
“Payne Hicks Beach, a law firm in which Martin Paisner was a partner, raised charges for professional services and reimbursed expenses in the amount of £22,272 (2023: £21,034) of which £4,495 (2023: £6,000) was outstanding at the year end.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£5.4m
Cost of raising funds
£832k
Reserves (reported)
£75.3m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~168.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 74.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£5.4m
31/12/2023£1.3m£5.4m
31/12/2022£1.3m£8.8m
31/12/2021£1.3m£3.5m
31/12/2020£1.4m£4.6m

Common questions

Is THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £71,514,506, with total net assets of £75,264,506. The trustees confirm that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting a going concern basis without material uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£1.1m£70,000 - £80,0002above—no doubt
THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION FY2024£717k$114,580 - $125,208—unclear—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLINGTON (LONDON) TRUST FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt

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