Garfield Weston Foundation

At 5 April 2006, the Foundation owned 79.2 per cent of Wittington Investments Limited, a company registered in England. Wittington Investments is the ultimate holding company of Associated British Foods plc, which is listed on the International Stock Exchange, and Fortnum and Mason plc and Heal’s plc. Under the terms of the Trust Deed, the investment in the Wittington Investments Limited group of companies forms the permanent capital endowment of the Foundation and the trustees may not dispose of those investments except by a unanimous vote of all the trustees. ^[1]

Work

The Foundation awards grants to organisation for work in various fields including:

• Art
• Community
• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Religion
• Welfare
• Youth

In the year ended 5 April 2006 the Foundation paid out grants totallling £38,023,110.^[2]

Finances

The Trustees portfolio of non Wittington group invetements is managed by Rensburg Sheppards (formerly Carr Sheppards Crothswaite) and Sarasin Chiswell.

People

Trustees

• Guy H Weston, Chairman
• R Nancy Baron
• Miriam L Burnett
• Camilla H W Dalglish
• Catrina A Hobhouse
• Jana R Khayat
• Sophia M Mason
• Eliza L Mitchell
• W Galen Weston OC

Non-executive director of Associated British Foods plc Chairman and president of George Weston Limited, Canada Chairman of Selfridges & Co. Limited Non-executive director of Wittington Investments Limited

• George G Weston

Director of Associated British Foods plc Managing Director of Westmill Foods, Allied Bakeries and George Weston Foods Ltd (Australia) he has been a member of the ABF board since 1999.

Contact Details

• Address: Weston Centre,10 Grosvenor Street,London W1K 4QY
• Tel:020 7399 6565
• http://www.garfieldweston.org/

References

1. ^ Garfield Weston Foundation 2006 Annual Report and Accounts http://www.garfieldweston.org/report/StructureGovernance.aspx STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT], accessed 6 October 2007
2. ^ http://www.garfieldweston.org/report/SummaryGrantsTable.aspx