Wellington Management UK Foundation

Analysis

Wellington Management UK 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, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09916552). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wellington Management UK Foundation reported income of £834k and spending of £817k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £834k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wellington Management UK Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthwatch Norfolk (£833k), The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust (£837k) and Santander UK Foundation Limited (£825k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £795k. Reserves of £79k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.