The Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation

Analysis

The Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09899315). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.4m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £1.1m (-5.3%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havering Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1.1m), Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire (£1.1m) and Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.