GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 6 May 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £165,443,000
Latest expenditure: £130,839,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WESTON CENTRE, 10 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON, W1K 4QY, W1K 4QY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.garfieldweston.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, charitable grant-making foundation. Privately funded, it supports a wide range of charities across the UK. From small community groups to large national institutions, the Foundation aims to support organisations with effective solutions to helping those most in need. We accept applications all year round. See more at garfieldweston.org

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £165,443,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,839,000

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £110,302,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,992,000

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £90,353,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,940,000

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £84,004,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,948,000

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £83,963,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,737,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £165,443,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,839,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £110,302,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,992,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £90,353,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,940,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £84,004,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,948,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £83,963,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,737,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 165443000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 165443000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £306,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £130,533,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 130839000
Expenditure Investment Management: 306000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 128085000
Expenditure Governance: 602000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1846000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -1358642000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £70,090,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8751783000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 8751783000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £135,690,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £84,707,000
Assets Current Investment: 102229000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,802,766,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84707000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £31,916,000
Funds Endowment: 8624176000
Funds Unrestricted: 178590000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8802766000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 110302000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 110302000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £261,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £101,731,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 101992000
Expenditure Investment Management: 261000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 100636000
Expenditure Governance: 656000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2379000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1801693000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £32,100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 10093969000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 10093969000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £96,848,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £64,013,000
Assets Current Investment: 85202000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,126,804,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64013000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £10,968,000
Funds Endowment: 9984375000
Funds Unrestricted: 142429000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 10126804000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 90353000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 90353000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £187,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £91,753,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 91940000
Expenditure Investment Management: 187000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 89459000
Expenditure Governance: 745000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2294000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1125905000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £24,100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8334851000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 8334851000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £34,920,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,970,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,316,801,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52970000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £34,594,000
Funds Endowment: 8294757000
Funds Unrestricted: 22044000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8316801000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 84004000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 84004000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £183,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £90,765,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 90948000
Expenditure Investment Management: 183000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 88876000
Expenditure Governance: 621000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1889000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -2598036000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £24,108,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7168184000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 7168184000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £73,106,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,807,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,192,483,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48807000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £71,920,000
Funds Endowment: 7058095000
Funds Unrestricted: 134388000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 7192483000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 83963000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 83963000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £154,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £98,583,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 98737000
Expenditure Investment Management: 154000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 96749000
Expenditure Governance: 603000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1834000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 2349207000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £29,624,000
Assets Total Fixed: 9767172000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 9767172000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £68,723,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,432,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,797,463,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38432000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £67,401,000
Funds Endowment: 9661597000
Funds Unrestricted: 135866000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 9797463000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-05-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED 10TH OCTOBER 1958
Charitable Objects: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures