The Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation
Analysis
The Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11006400). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £4.2m, spending 320% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £439k to £1.3m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 692% 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 Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newcastle Carers (£1.3m), Collel Chibath Yerushalayim, Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes Trust (£1.3m) and Age UK Canterbury (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 29%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £91.8m would cover about 259 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Data notes from the register: 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
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation's objectives are such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit. The trustees have adopted a broad mission statement for grant making noting the preference for building projects and focusing mainly in Israel and Europe on Health and medical sciences, Needy populations, and improving the quality of Jewish Life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Carers | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £1.3m |
| Collel Chibath Yerushalayim, Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes Trust | London | £1.3m |
| Age UK Canterbury | Kent | £1.3m |
| The Valentine Charitable Trust | Bournemouth | £1.3m |