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WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY

Registered charity 326691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPOON, WOODEN SPOON, WSS · also registered in Scotland as SC039247 (OSCR)

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £460,712 and total unrestricted reserves of £2,819,522. The Trustees consider the charity financially secure and a going concern, noting that free reserves are well above the stated policy target. The charity has increased its grant-giving activity and continues to rely on regional fundraising and corporate support.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an amount equal to the unrestricted funds raised through the regional network in the year ending on that date (held: £2.8m)
“the reserve policy now sets a target level of free unrestricted reserves at the year-end date, of an amount equal to the unrestricted funds raised through the regional network in the year ending on that date.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wooden Spoon (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~10.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£3.2m
31/03/2024£3.4m£3.0m
31/03/2023£2.9m£2.7m
31/03/2022£2.4m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £460,712 and total unrestricted reserves of £2,819,522. The Trustees consider the charity financially secure and a going concern, noting that free reserves are well above the stated policy target. The charity has increased its grant-giving activity and continues to rely on regional fundraising and corporate support. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE POINTER FAMILY TRUST, DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE, THE PIERREPONT TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE POINTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2025£187k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2023£750
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2023£0

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
The Patricia Routledge Foundation2£5k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION2£5k
The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors)1—
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST1£99k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£88k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£50k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k

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