The Woosnam Foundation

Analysis

The Woosnam Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 Woosnam Foundation reported income of £587k and spending of £292k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £587k (+785%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 557%. Over the whole period it spent 133% 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 Woosnam Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grimmitt Trust (£587k), Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (£587k) and Advocacy Matters Ltd (£586k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and investments 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £496k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £203k. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 136 months of spending at that rate.