The Mohn Westlake Foundation

Analysis

The Mohn Westlake Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mohn Westlake Foundation reported income of £11.1m and spending of £12.5m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9.2m to £11.1m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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 Mohn Westlake 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity (£11.0m), Bridge 86 Limited (£11.1m) and Penny Appeal (£11.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12.4m.