The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Nuffield Foundation

Registered charity 206601 Registered since 1966

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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7
trustees on the board
5.6y median 6y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
5.5y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7

Commercial experience

Business services 1Education 1Finance 1

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Contact

Websitehttp://www.nuffieldfoundation.org
Emailinfo@nuffieldfoundation.org
Phone0207 631 0566
Address100 St. John Street, LONDON, EC1M 4EH

Finances

£14,330,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£11,667,000£30,145,000
2022£5,406,000£24,908,000
2023£8,538,000£23,142,000
2024£12,356,000£29,792,000
2025£14,330,000£33,673,000

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

1. ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS. 2. ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL WELL BEING. 3. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. 4. CARE AND COMFORT OF THE AGED POOR. 5. THE RELIEF OF THE BLIND; THE RELIEF OF THE PROFOUNDLY DEAF; THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE BOTH DEAF AND DUMB; THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL MENTAL OR OTHER HANDICAP. 6. ANY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS DECLARED BY LORD NUFFIELD IN HIS LIFE TIME OR AFTER HIS DEATH, BY ALL THE ORDINARY AND MANAGING TRUSTEES.

Governing document: DEEDS OF 9 JUNE 1943, 8 NOVEMBER 1946 AND 27 JULY 1951, SCHEMES DATED 5 JULY 1955, AND 3 OCTOBER 1978, DEED DATED 20 JUNE 1988, ORDER OF 4 FEBRUARY 2003, RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES OF 14/11/ 2003 AND DEED OF ADDITION OF 26/03/2004AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 04 NOV 2016

Trustees (7)

7trustees
72median age
1aged 70+

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