The Hon E W C Weld-Forester Will Trust
Analysis
The Hon E W C Weld-Forester Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hon E W C Weld-Forester Will Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £49k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £39k to £50k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Hon E W C Weld-Forester Will Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% 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 Bhola's Children (£50k), Friends of Lincoln Hospitals Association (£50k) and Alnwick Lions Club (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity applies its income for the benefit of any of the specified beneficiaries who may be poor and needy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bhola's Children | London | £50k |
| Friends of Lincoln Hospitals Association | Lincoln | £50k |
| Alnwick Lions Club | Northumberland | £50k |
| Revival Chapel International | Welwyn Garden City | £50k |