Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust

Analysis

Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust reported income of £523k and spending of £779k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £699k to £523k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Active Community Trust Ltd (£503k), Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services (£526k) and Queercircle (£500k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £92k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.