The Weizmann Institute Foundation

Analysis

The Weizmann Institute Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00483123). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Weizmann Institute Foundation reported income of £35.5m and spending of £4.7m, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £35.5m (+1543%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 1853%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Weizmann Institute Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford (£35.4m), St George's Weybridge (£35.5m) and The Association of Accounting Technicians (£35.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £187k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.6m. Reserves of £6.9m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.