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The Victoria Wood Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Victoria Wood Foundation (number 1170494) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Victoria Wood Foundation do?
The Victoria Wood Foundation was set up after the death of Victoria Wood. It seeks to support the areas of the arts that Victoria was interested in in her lifetime, and in the parts of the country where she spent most of her life, in and around London and in the North of England.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Victoria Wood Foundation
Answers The Victoria Wood Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Victoria Wood Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Victoria Wood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Victoria Wood Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Victoria Wood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Victoria Wood Charitable Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Victoria Wood Foundation registered for?
General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Victoria Wood Foundation yet?
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Is The Victoria Wood Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Victoria Wood Foundation as a registered charity (number 1170494) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Victoria Wood Foundation's charity number?
The Victoria Wood Foundation's charity number is 1170494. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1170494?
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What does The Victoria Wood Foundation do?
The Victoria Wood Foundation was set up after the death of Victoria Wood. It seeks to support the areas of the arts that Victoria was interested in in her lifetime, and in the parts of the country where she spent most of her life, in and around London and in the North of England.
Does The Victoria Wood Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Victoria Wood Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Victoria Wood Foundation?
The Victoria Wood Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.victoriawoodfoundation.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Victoria Wood Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Victoria Wood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Victoria Wood Foundation?
The register does not record The Victoria Wood Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Victoria Wood Foundation's trustees paid?
The Victoria Wood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Victoria Wood Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Victoria Wood Foundation: The Victoria Wood Charitable Trust.
When was The Victoria Wood Foundation registered as a charity?
The Victoria Wood Foundation was entered on the register on 30 November 2016.