--- title: "The Wilf Ward Family Trust — charity 1140852 | CharityCompare" description: "The Wilf Ward Family Trust (charity 1140852): income £25.8m (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wilf-ward-family-trust retrieved: 2026-10-11T08:40:10.271Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1140852Charitable company WW # The Wilf Ward Family Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Wilf Ward Family Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, accommodation/housing, economic/community development/employment. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wilfward.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1140852&subId=0) Work at The Wilf Ward Family Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-wilf-ward-family-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Wilf%20Ward%20Family%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Wilf Ward Family Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £25,798,575 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £27,784,710 Registered charity number 1140852 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 5 Westgate Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.wilfward.org.uk](http://www.wilfward.org.uk/) Quick answer The Wilf Ward Family Trust (number 1140852) 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 Wilf Ward Family Trust do? The Trust delivers supported living, short breaks, residential care, direct payments support agencies and community domiciliary care services across Yorkshire for children, adults and older people. The Trust also provides vocational training and work placements through its cafe. The ethos of the organisation is to promote independence, choice and control for all people using its services. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Wilf Ward Family Trust Answers The Wilf Ward Family Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Wilf Ward Family Trust's highest-paid staff paid? The Wilf Ward Family Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band | £130,001–£140,000 | 1 | | --- | --- | | £80,001–£90,000 | 1 | | £70,001–£80,000 | 1 | | £60,001–£70,000 | 5 | The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does The Wilf Ward Family Trust's money come from? The Wilf Ward Family Trust reported £26m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (98%), investments £458k (2%), other income £11k (0%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£25m · 98% - Investments£458k · 2% - Other income£11k · 0% - Donations and legacies£9,972 · 0% ### Does The Wilf Ward Family Trust receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Wilf Ward Family Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Wilf Ward Family Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Wilf Ward Family Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Wilf Ward Family Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 22 March 2011 Company number [07568318](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07568318) (Companies House) Also known as Wwft Where it says it operates Leeds City · North Yorkshire · East Riding of Yorkshire · City of York ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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. ## Linked funds and trusts The register records these funds under parent charity number 1140852. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 1 linked records - [The Wilf Ward Family Trust 1986 (1140852-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1140852&subId=1) ## What causes is The Wilf Ward Family Trust registered for? DisabilityAccommodation/housingEconomic/community Development/employment ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Wilf Ward Family Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Wilf Ward Family Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search 1140852 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Wilf Ward Family Trust do? The Trust delivers supported living, short breaks, residential care, direct payments support agencies and community domiciliary care services across Yorkshire for children, adults and older people. The Trust also provides vocational training and work placements through its cafe. The ethos of the organisation is to promote independence, choice and control for all people using its services. Does The Wilf Ward Family Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Wilf Ward Family Trust. 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 Wilf Ward Family Trust? The Wilf Ward Family Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.wilfward.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 Wilf Ward Family Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Wilf Ward Family Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). 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. Where does The Wilf Ward Family Trust's money come from? The Wilf Ward Family Trust reported £26m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £25m (98%), investments £458k (2%), other income £11k (0%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Wilf Ward Family Trust? The register records The Wilf Ward Family Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are The Wilf Ward Family Trust's trustees paid? The Wilf Ward Family Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Wilf Ward Family Trust registered as a charity? The Wilf Ward Family Trust was entered on the register on 22 March 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07568318). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1140852&subId=0).