The W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation

Registered Charity No. 293312

Background Assets and Income Policy Current Trustees Meetings Applications Contact

Background

William George Edwards
William George Edwards

The W G Edwards Charitable Foundation was set up in 1985 following the death of William George Edwards in 1984. Mr Edwards had been a chartered surveyor with his own firm of surveyors and had built up his own property investment company - The Wedge Property Company Limited.

Assets and Income

Initially the foundations assets were shares in The Wedge Property Company Limited, but these were sold in 2001 and the proceeds invested by fund managers.

From their investments the Trustees have an income of approximately £120,000 per annum available for donation. The average grant size is £5,000 per charity.

Policy

It was Mr Edwards' wish that the Foundation be set up to benefit older people.

The Foundation's Policy Statement is as follows:-

To assist with the provision of care for older people through existing charities, principally with capital projects but also innovative schemes for ongoing care. The Trustees will not assist in the relief of individuals. It is the present intention of the Trustees to make grants and donations from income.

Current Trustees

The current Trustees are:-

Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Offley Edwards (appointed 1985)
Professor Wendy Savage MBBCh MSc HonDSc FRCOG (appointed 1985)
Mrs Gillian Shepherd Coates (appointed 2000)
Ms Yewande Savage (appointed 2003)

Meetings

The Trustees currently meet four times each year - in January, April, July (Annual General Meeting) and November.

Applications

The Clerk to the Trustees, to whom all applications for grants should be addressed, is Mrs Janet Brown. There is no application form but please read the Foundation's Policy Statement before applying.

Please send:

  • Confirmation that you are a registered charity (charity number on letterhead will suffice)
  • Brief details of your project
  • Budget statement for your project
  • Current fundraising achievements and proposals for future fundraising
  • Items of expenditure within project costing approx £1,000 to £5000 - Trustees currently prefer to give towards a named item rather than into a pool building fund
  • Copy of latest Accounts if available

    If your project fulfils the Foundation's policy criteria, your details will be passed on to the Trustees for consideration at their next meeting.

    • Contact Details

    Janet Brown
    Clerk to the Trustees
    The W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation
    c/o 123A Station Road East,
    OXTED,
    Surrey
    RH8 0QE

    Tel: 01883 714412
    Fax: 01883 714433
    e-mail: janetbrown@wgedwardscharitablefoundation.org.uk
    web site: www.wgedwardscharitablefoundation.org.uk