WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY — grant history

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Latest income

£3.8m

Grants listed (FY2026)

Listed grants total

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Accounts grants total

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extracted from its FY2026 accounts

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Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

ST. EDMUNDS SOCIETY “Thank you for your contribution to the student breakfast club Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby | Wooden Spo”
Farney Educational Trust “Wooden Spoon have supported Farney School again in donating funds to allow us to purchase this facility. Previously we h”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Disability (9 grantees)
Education/training (8 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (3 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (3 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (2 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (1 grantee)
Amateur Sport (1 grantee)
General Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Recreation (1 grantee)
Accommodation/housing (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (4 grantees)
Scotland (3 grantees)
Bradford City (1 grantee)
City Of Wakefield (1 grantee)
Hampshire (1 grantee)
Ireland (1 grantee)
Kirklees (1 grantee)
Kent (1 grantee)
Lancashire (1 grantee)
Calderdale (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	Broadstreet RFC	—	£55k
new	The Wave Project 4 locations	—	£45k
new	Saltersgate School Edinburgh	—	£40k
new	Cancer Focus NI Ulsyrt	—	£40k
new	DOGS FOR GOOD	—	£35k
new	Maddys Mark	—	£35k
new	Pass the Plate	—	£34k
new	The Nurture Project Northumberland	—	£30k
down	SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS	£53k	£25k
not listed	Ashton Secondary School	£46k	—
not listed	Seamad Care and Education	£46k	—
not listed	LIFELITES	£40k	—
not listed	Rugbytots	£35k	—
not listed	Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Perth & Kinross	£35k	—
not listed	Harberton Special School	£30k	—
not listed	WHITE LODGE CENTRE	£27k	—
not listed	Hillside Specialist School & College	£27k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Broadstreet RFC	FY2025	£55k	Tag Fest
The Wave Project 4 locations	FY2025	£45k	Health and Wellbeing/Specialist Equipment
Saltersgate School Edinburgh	FY2025	£40k	Specialist Equipment and Facilities
Cancer Focus NI Ulsyrt	FY2025	£40k	Specialist Equipment and Facilities
Dogs for Good	FY2025	£35k	Health and Wellbeing
Maddys Mark	FY2025	£35k	Health and Wellbeing
Pass the Plate	FY2025	£34k	Health and Wellbeing
The Nurture Project Northumberland	FY2025	£30k	Health and Wellbeing
Haberton School Ulster	FY2025	£26k	Sensory Rooms and Gardens
Whitecote Primary School Yorkshire	FY2025	£25k	Specialist Equipment and Facilities
Park Community Academy	FY2025	£25k	Playgrounds and Outdoor Activities
School of Hard Knocks	FY2025	£25k	Education
Park Community Academy Lancashire	FY2025	£25k	Playgrounds and Outdoor Activities
Ambitious about Autism	FY2025	£20k	Sensory Rooms and Gardens
Warmley Wheelers	FY2025	£5k	Bicycle Made for Two
School of Hard Knocks	FY2024	£53k	Health & Wellbeing
Ashton Secondary School	FY2024	£46k	Sensory Rooms and Gardens
Seamad Care and Education	FY2024	£46k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
Lifelites	FY2024	£40k	Sensory Rooms and Gardens
Rugbytots	FY2024	£35k	Health & Wellbeing
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Perth & Kinross	FY2024	£35k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
Harberton Special School	FY2024	£30k	Sensory Rooms and Gardens
White Lodge Centre	FY2024	£27k	Playgrounds and Outdoor Activities
Hillside Specialist School & College	FY2024	£27k	Playgrounds and Outdoor Activities
Friends of Braidburn Special School	FY2024	£25k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
HITZ 2022/23	FY2023	£80k	Education
Addey and Stanhope School	FY2023	£40k	Playgrounds & Outdoor Activities
Clapgate Primary School	FY2023	£37k	Buildings & Extensions
Old Hall Special School	FY2023	£25k	Playgrounds & Outdoor Activities
The Walnuts School	FY2023	£25k	Playgrounds & Outdoor Activities
Marjorie McClure Specialist School	FY2023	£25k	Sensory Rooms & Gardens
Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice	FY2023	£25k	Playgrounds & Outdoor Activities
Ruddi’s Retreat	FY2023	£25k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
Blackpool Carers Centre	FY2022	£40k	Outdoor Space & Playgrounds
Friars Multi Academy Trust	FY2022	£40k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
Hexham Priory School	FY2022	£30k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
Brunstane Primary School	FY2022	£28k	Outdoor Space & Playgrounds
We are Beams	FY2022	£25k	Sensory Rooms & Gardens
The Sheiling Ringwood	FY2022	£25k	Sensory Rooms & Gardens

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (no individually listed grants). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.