Wates Foundation Limited

Analysis

Wates Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in April 2023, 3 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 01605766). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wates Foundation Limited reported income of £584k and spending of £654k, spending 112% of what it took in. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Wates Foundation Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Community Base (£584k), The Barker-Mill Foundation (£585k) and The Clarkson Foundation (£582k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £27.2m would cover about 493 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.