Garfield Weston Foundation

Garfield Weston Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation was created in 1958 by W. Garfield Weston. Family members continue to serve as trustees and maintain oversight of both the endowment and the operating companies that support it. The foundation allocates the majority of its assets to private equity and listed equities, with a reported 98.93 percent in PE. It maintains direct holdings in Associated British Foods, Fortnum & Mason, and Heal's, alongside property assets including the Weston Centre and Richmond Hill Hotel. Geographic exposure centers on the United Kingdom with additional positions in Canada through the Weston Family Foundation and limited partner commitments such as Radical Ventures. The organization employs 13 staff at its London headquarters. It maintains memberships in the Association of Charitable Foundations and Foundations Forum. Service providers include Investec, Stonehage Fleming, Oxford University Endowment Management, and Savills for property funds. No operational events from the last 24 months appear in available records. Governance rests with a family-controlled board that also directs Wittington Investments Limited, which holds 79.2 percent of the foundation's interest in Associated British Foods. This structure ties grant-making capacity directly to the performance of the family's core operating businesses.