# Academie du Vin Foundation

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180436
- **Other names:** INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION (IWSC) FOUNDATION, IWSC FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 25, 2018
- **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=1180436


## Contact

- **Address:** 4th Floor, 4 St. James's Place, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1A 1NP
- **Phone:** 07958758665
- **Email:** tw@theconversionfund.com
- **Website:** www.iwsc.net



## Activities

**Objects:** (1.) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 16, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRAINING, EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH OPPORTUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR IN THE STUDY OF WINE AND SPIRITS, VINICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN RELATION TO THE PRODUCTION OF WINES AND SPIRITS. (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR AMONGST THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED IN THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND IN PARTICULAR ARISING FROM ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL RELATED DISEASES.

**Activities:** The objects of the charity are the advancement of education of persons over the age of 16, by providing access to training, education or work experience for those who would not otherwise have access to such opportunities, in particular in the study of wine and spirits and the relief of poverty and sickness, in particular amongst those who have worked in the alcoholic beverage industry.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £611635 | £248962 | £2995380 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £402060 | £281025 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £370071 | £1732595 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £88449 | £239221 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £45686 | £75447 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ajit Puri — appointed July 21, 2020
- Nicolas De Santis — appointed Feb. 1, 2023
- Richard Ivan Stoppard — appointed Jan. 6, 2020
- Tina Williams — appointed March 18, 2020