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The Audrey Wilson Charitable Settlement

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1160826LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£38k2025-04-05
Spending£196ksame year
Spent / received574%5-year average
Size in its cause67th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Audrey Wilson Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Audrey Wilson Charitable Settlement reported income of £38k and spending of £196k, spending 522% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £38k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 574% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Audrey Wilson Charitable Settlement sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Friends for You (£38k), L G Harris Trust (£38k) and Walter Lees Foundation (£38k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. 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

£0£53k£106k£160k£213k2021 Income: £33,5852021 Spending: £212,74720212022 Income: £31,5342022 Spending: £199,53320222023 Income: £31,8882023 Spending: £196,73120232024 Income: £35,4182024 Spending: £170,23720242025 Income: £37,6092025 Spending: £196,4002025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The trustees current policy is to annually distribute the Trusts income to certain selected charities. The trustees will consider all written appeals received, but only successful applicants are notified of the trustees? decision. It is unusual for the trustees to respond favourably to unsolicited appeals.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

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New Friends for YouLancashire£38k
L G Harris TrustHove£38k
Walter Lees FoundationLondon£38k
The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable TrustThirsk£38k