The Wavendon Foundation

Analysis

The Wavendon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Wavendon Foundation reported income of £48k and spending of £104k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £37k to £48k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 178% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Wavendon Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hot Aire Concert Band (£48k), Hollington Village Hall (£48k) and Willoughby-On-The-Wolds Village Hall (£48k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.