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The Wise Foundation
- 3 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 5 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.thewisefoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£24k
- 2024£13k£14k
- 2023£11k£11k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£21k
- 2021£2k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL RESEARCH ON THE CONDITION THAT ALL USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF KNOWLEDGE.3) THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND ENJOYMENT.4) THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND MACHINERY OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF ENSURING THEIR FUTURE
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- MR Jeff Barnes Chair since 2008
- Blanca Barnes since 2008
- Laura Barnes since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- MR Jeff Barnes Chair since 2008
- Blanca Barnes since 2008
- Laura Barnes since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Blanca Barnes since 2008
- Laura Barnes since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- MR Jeff Barnes Chair since 2008
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1125134
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 2 JULY 2008
- Contact on the register
- 01707 660445 · info@thewisefoundation.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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