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THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION
Profile
- Company number
- 08927040
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2014-03-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64929
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
No iXBRL extracted yet for this company.
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that as the finances are based on a long-term endowment there are no material uncertainties about the Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern. This is further reflected in the positive results for the period.”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the Wolfson Foundation launched a new Strategic Framework to cover the period from 2025 to 2029”
- “The markets since March 2025 have been subject to significant fluctuation but losses sustained in April 2025 have since been recovered.”
- “As at 31 March 2025, cash and gilts in the portfolio totalled £59.1 million (5.7% of the total portfolio). A further £100 million was held in short term holdings pending significant longer term investment decisions”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
13 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMSBOTTOM, Paul Benjamin | Secretary | 2014-06-05 | — | — |
| BERMAN, Allegra | Director | 2021-10-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| BORYSIEWICZ, Leszek, Sir | Director | 2023-06-01 | Apr 1951 | British |
| CANNADINE, David Nicholas, Professor Sir | Director | 2014-03-06 | Sep 1950 | British |
| LEE, Hermione, Dame | Director | 2014-03-06 | Feb 1948 | British |
| MARKS, Rebecca Sarah | Director | 2015-12-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| PEPPER, Michael, Sir | Director | 2014-03-06 | Aug 1942 | British |
| ROTHWELL, Nancy Jane, Professor Dame | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1955 | British |
| THOMAS, Jean Olwen, Dame | Director | 2014-03-06 | Oct 1942 | British |
| TURNBERG, Leslie Arnold, Lord | Director | 2014-03-06 | Mar 1934 | British |
| WOLFSON DE BOTTON, Janet Frances, The Hon Mrs | Director | 2014-03-06 | Mar 1952 | British |
| WOLFSON TOWNSLEY, Charles Ralph | Director | 2018-08-31 | Jun 1984 | British |
| WOLFSON TOWNSLEY, Laura Helen, The Hon Mrs | Director | 2014-03-06 | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASH, Eric Albert, Professor Sir | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2019-06-13 |
| MCCOLL OF DULWICH, Ian, Lord | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2021-06-10 |
| RATCLIFFE, Peter John, Sir | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| WEATHERALL, David John, Sir | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2015-03-31 |
| WOLFSON DAVIS, Deborah, The Hon Mrs | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2018-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No PSC data extracted yet.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-02-16 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-07-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-10-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-10-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-12-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires extracted accounts data.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
28.3
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 33
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 25
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 4 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 1 appointed, 0 resigned (12mo)