Our Philanthropy - a core mission
Philanthropy is core to the mission of all livery organisations and at WCI we are very proud of the incredible philanthropic support provided through our members' donations.
For the Worshipful Company of Insurers philanthropy takes many forms – grants to charities, educational initiatives, volunteering, support to our highly valued service affiliations and of course assisting the Lord Mayor and the City in their charitable objectives.
We are proud to work with a number of incredible charities with whom we are dedicated to building long-term relationships as our ‘Charity Partners’, but we are also committed to encouraging WCI members to get involved, either by volunteering their time or applying for matched funding for charitable activities they are personally involved with.
We have a separate Education Fund which supports local schools and a range of professional education initiatives.
Charity Partners
Building long-term relationships
The WCI recognises that many charities require long-term financial support to sustain the valuable work they do and that some projects only bear fruit if they are able to run for several years. This is why our philanthropic focus is on building long-term relationships with carefully chosen Charity Partners.
In addition to supporting many charities affiliated with the Lord Mayor and City of London, the Worshipful Company of Insurers Charitable Trust is also keen to prioritise its philanthropic partnerships with charities providing a focus of employability, financial wellbeing and early-stage educational initiatives, underpinning the professional and educational heart of the WCI.
- Action Tutoring
- Blind in Business
- St Lawrence Jewry Church
- Go Kids Go
- Livery Schools Link
- The Lord Mayor’s Appeal
- Made in Hackney
- Mudchute Farm
- Sheriffs’ and Recorders’ Fund
- Sheriffs’ Challenge
- XLP
In addition to financial donations, to ensure the relationships between the WCI and its Charity Partners are fruitful and mutually beneficial, a WCI member offers to lead the relationship with a charity, championing them within the WCI, representing the Company at charity events and offering support and advice when required. The two-way communication this facilitates is invaluable.
New Charity Partnerships
During 2025 the WCICT will be selecting a several new Charity Partners with whom we are committed to building positive, meaningful and impactful relationships both in financial and, ideally, practical terms.
Details of the new application process for our future Charity Partners will be released in March 2025, with a selection process taking place during Summer 2025, to be effective from October 2025.
If you are interested in applying, details will be available from this page during March 2025.
Our Service Affiliations
Our philanthropic support would not be complete without WCI’s highly valued service affiliations, both those with established units and those offering young people an opportunity to experience the adventure, discipline and skills of military life.
We are delighted to support:
Governance
The WCI Charitable Trust is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Court. The full board of trustees meets at least quarterly, with a General Fund sub-committee meeting in between to carry out the detailed scrutiny of applications and the work of the organisations the WCI supports. The Charitable Trust will also have representation from trustees on the WCI Education sub-committee.
The current trustees are:
- Katie Wade (Chair)
- Ian Clark (Treasurer)
- Sally Bramall (Chair, General Fund Sub-committee)
- Kirsty Gray (Chair, Education Fund Sub-committee)
- Lucy Hodgson
- Steve McCann
- Stephen Ross
- Jaz Saggu
The Worshipful Company of Insurers Charitable Trust (Registered Charity Number: 1175425)
If you would like to find out more about our membership please click here.
Further information on membership can be obtained from the Clerk to the Company at