The Peter Willmott Foundation

Analysis

The Peter Willmott Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Peter Willmott Foundation reported income of £284k and spending of £208k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £284k (+402%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Peter Willmott Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TEN North East Limited (£282k), Action East Devon Ltd (£284k) and The Lve Charitable Foundation (£282k).