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The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust
The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 228382) based in London, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by The HON MRS Laura Helen Wolfson Townsley since 1986. Latest income £1.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
- The HON MRS Laura Helen Wolfson TownsleyChair · since 1986
- Alexandra Jane Wolfson HalamishTrustee · since 2013
- Dame Janet Frances Wolfson DE Botton DBETrustee · since 1986
- Lord Turnberg MDTrustee · since 2007
- Martin Paisner CBETrustee · since 1979
- SIR Bernard Anthony RIXTrustee · since 1988
- SIR IAN GainsfordTrustee · since 2004
- Sir Michael PepperTrustee · since 2020
- The HON MRS Elizabeth Wolfson PeltzTrustee · since 2010
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.wolfson.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£2.3m
- 2024£1.2m£1.8m
- 2023£1.1m£1.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£950k£1.7m
- 2021£1.5m£2.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION, HAVING SPECIAL REGARD TO MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND RELIGION.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- The HON MRS Laura Helen Wolfson Townsley Chair since 1986
- Alexandra Jane Wolfson Halamish since 2013
- Dame Janet Frances Wolfson DE Botton DBE since 1986
- Lord Turnberg MD since 2007
- Martin Paisner CBE since 1979
- SIR Bernard Anthony RIX since 1988
- SIR IAN Gainsford since 2004
- Sir Michael Pepper since 2020
- The HON MRS Elizabeth Wolfson Peltz since 2010
Trustees past 6 years
- The HON MRS Laura Helen Wolfson Townsley Chair since 1986
- Alexandra Jane Wolfson Halamish since 2013
- Dame Janet Frances Wolfson DE Botton DBE since 1986
- Lord Turnberg MD since 2007
- Martin Paisner CBE since 1979
- SIR Bernard Anthony RIX since 1988
- SIR IAN Gainsford since 2004
- Sir Michael Pepper since 2020
- The HON MRS Elizabeth Wolfson Peltz since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alexandra Jane Wolfson Halamish since 2013
- Lord Turnberg MD since 2007
- The HON MRS Elizabeth Wolfson Peltz since 2010
Portfolio (6)
- The HON MRS Laura Helen Wolfson Townsley Chair since 1986
- Dame Janet Frances Wolfson DE Botton DBE since 1986
- Martin Paisner CBE since 1979
- SIR Bernard Anthony RIX since 1988
- SIR IAN Gainsford since 2004
- Sir Michael Pepper since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 228382
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 30TH MARCH 1958 AMENDED 9TH DECEMBER 1988 AND 29TH JANUARY 1999
- Contact on the register
- 02073235730 · grants@wolfson.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 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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