The Mills Williams Foundation
Analysis
The Mills Williams Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Mills Williams Foundation reported income of £41k and spending of £92k, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £29k to £41k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 236% 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 Mills Williams Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band (£41k), Collegium Musicum of London (£41k) and The David and Claudia Harding Foundation (£41k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees hold the income and such part of the capital as they determine for such charitable objects and to make donations to such charitable objects as they decide.Charitable objects include annual prizes to students at the Royal College of Music and the Purcell School, funding for the annual Rod Williams Memorial Concert, and other purposes as the trustees may from time to time decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band | Cardiff | £41k |
| Collegium Musicum of London | London | £41k |
| The David and Claudia Harding Foundation | London | £41k |
| Phoenix Community Centre | Goodwick | £41k |