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vaughan williams foundation

The charity supports the general public. Vaughan Williams Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Northern Ireland, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We make grants in furtherance of our charitable objects to individuals and organisations. The Trustees' current priorities are support for the work of professional composers of the last 100 years, and work which furthers the understanding of the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ursula Vaughan Williams. Applications must be made at www.vaughanwilliamsfoundation.org/funding

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£659,809
Latest Expenditure
£697,469

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 75.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 71.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 32.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £12,178
Other Income £647,631

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £497,466
Raising Funds £200,003
Governance £23,638
Grants to Institutions £250,242
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£659,809£697,469£497,466£8,245,602£8,245,6021 / 0
2023£723,564£628,568£488,183£7,914,679£7,915,6791 / 0
2022£45£4850 / 1
2021£0£00 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers