# THE WILF WARD FAMILY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1140852
- **Other names:** WWFT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 22, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1140852


## Contact

- **Address:** WESTGATE HOUSE, 5 WESTGATE, PICKERING, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- **Postcode:** YO18 8BA
- **Phone:** 01751474740
- **Email:** info@wilfward.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wilfward.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A)   TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES, INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE CHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS AND OLDER PEOPLE RESIDENT PRINCIPALLY IN THE YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER AND NORTH EAST REGIONS OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO AS A RESULT OF THEIR ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY RELATING TO THEIR PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR MENTAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ARE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS OR ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT OR CARE OR ACCOMMODATION OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE;B)   TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PROMOTE THE ENABLEMENT OF ADULTS RESIDENT IN THAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WITH COMPLEX DISADVANTAGES OR BARRIERS TO WORK AND/OR WHO AS A RESULT OF THEIR ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY RELATING TO THEIR PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR MENTAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ARE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS OR ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS BY THE PROVISION OF:- WORK, EMPLOYMENT, OCCUPATIONS AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY OR AT ITS DIRECTION AND WITH ITS SUPPORT. - TRAINING AND ADVICE, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES;C)   TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO CARERS THROUGHOUT THAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE RESIDENTIAL, SHORT BREAK, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER IDENTIFIED SUPPORT NEEDS FOR THE CHILD, ADULT OR OLDER PERSON WITH A DISABILITY;D)   THE PROMOTION OF INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH, WELLBEING AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN NEED OF SUPPORT BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT, DELIVERY OF GOODS, OUTINGS AND SOCIAL TRIPS, DOMESTIC / HOUSEKEEPING TASKS AND ANY OTHER SIMILAR SERVICES AS DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; ANDE)   SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Leeds City
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £25798575 | £27784710 | £21985351 | 870 |
| March 31, 2024 | £26246557 | £27514574 | £23897073 | 848 |
| March 31, 2023 | £22779787 | £23901157 | £24576842 | 820 |
| March 31, 2022 | £21340753 | £20463253 | £26500236 | 793 |
| March 31, 2021 | £20376637 | £19073673 | £25380622 | 805 |



## Trustees

- **KEITH RAMSAY** (Chair) — appointed May 16, 2025
- Alexander Roydon Trigg — appointed Feb. 24, 2023
- Alison Hall — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Ian Michael Howard — appointed May 16, 2025
- Josephine Mary Mennell — appointed Aug. 14, 2020
- Marianne Dairion Betts — appointed Dec. 10, 2021
- Oliver Edward Colling — appointed Feb. 24, 2023
- Professor Rachel Emma Wicaksono — appointed May 17, 2024
- Stella Margaret Cheetham — appointed May 16, 2025