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'''The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust''' is a UK grant making charity controlled by one branch of the wealthy Wolfson family. The charity was created by a Trust Deed dated 14 July 1960 and was registered as a UK charity on 8 January 1965. <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Charity framework.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Charity framework, created 8 July 2010</ref> As at 8 July 2010 the trustees were [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher's]] former Chief of Staff [[David Wolfson]], his two sons [[Simon Wolfson|Simon]] and [[Andrew Wolfson|Andrew]], and [[Sara Leven]]. <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> The Trust's original founder, [[Charles Wolfson]], was [[David Wolfson|David Wolfson's]] father <ref>‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40467 WOLFSON OF SUNNINGDALE]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009, accessed 8 July 2010</ref> and the son of [[Isaac Wolfson]] who was chairman of [[Great Universal Stores]] and established the [[Wolfson Foundation]]. <ref>‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U176348 WOLFSON, Sir Isaac]’, ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 8 July 2010</ref>
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The '''Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust''' is a UK grant making charity controlled by one branch of the wealthy Wolfson family. The charity was created by a Trust Deed dated 14 July 1960 and was registered as a UK charity on 8 January 1965. <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Charity framework.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Charity framework, created 8 July 2010</ref> As at 8 July 2010 the trustees were [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher's]] former Chief of Staff [[David Wolfson]], his two sons [[Simon Wolfson|Simon]] and [[Andrew Wolfson|Andrew]], and [[Sara Leven]]. <ref>[[Media:The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust - Contact & Trustees.JPG|Screengrab]] of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010</ref> The Trust's original founder, [[Charles Wolfson]], was [[David Wolfson|David Wolfson's]] father <ref>‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40467 WOLFSON OF SUNNINGDALE]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009, accessed 8 July 2010</ref> and the son of [[Isaac Wolfson]] who was chairman of [[Great Universal Stores]] and established the [[Wolfson Foundation]]. <ref>‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U176348 WOLFSON, Sir Isaac]’, ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 8 July 2010</ref>
  
 
==Funding==
 
==Funding==

Revision as of 11:42, 25 February 2014

The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust is a UK grant making charity controlled by one branch of the wealthy Wolfson family. The charity was created by a Trust Deed dated 14 July 1960 and was registered as a UK charity on 8 January 1965. [1] As at 8 July 2010 the trustees were Thatcher's former Chief of Staff David Wolfson, his two sons Simon and Andrew, and Sara Leven. [2] The Trust's original founder, Charles Wolfson, was David Wolfson's father [3] and the son of Isaac Wolfson who was chairman of Great Universal Stores and established the Wolfson Foundation. [4]

Funding

The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust provided a total of £45,000 to Civitas between 2006 and 2008.[5].

People

Trustees

Staff

  • Paul Ramsbottom - Chief Executive
  • Sue Hall - PA to the Chief Executive
  • Simon Fourmy - Director of Grants
  • Caitlin Foley - Programme Manager (Science and Medicine)
  • James Randall - Programme Manager (Arts and Humanities)
  • Natasha Wright - Grants and Finance Administrator
  • Sophie Gibbon- Grants Assistant
  • Geoff Hunt - Finance Director
  • Emma Coyle - Office Manager[6]

Contact

The Wolfson Foundation
8 Queen Anne Street
London
W1G 9LD
Tel: 020 7323 5730 (with voicemail message system)
Media/Press enquiries: 020 7323 3124 (voicemail not available)

Notes

  1. ↑ Screengrab of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Charity framework, created 8 July 2010
  2. ↑ Screengrab of Charity Commission, The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust > Contact & trustees, created 8 July 2010
  3. ↑ ‘WOLFSON OF SUNNINGDALE’, Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009, accessed 8 July 2010
  4. ↑ ‘WOLFSON, Sir Isaac’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 8 July 2010
  5. ↑ Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust Financial Statements 5 April 2006. Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust Financial Statements 5 April 2007. Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust Financial Statements 5 April 2008
  6. ↑ People, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust website.
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