About Us

The Wood Family Trust (WFT) was established by Sir Ian Wood and his immediate family and officially launched on the 14th September 2007.

WFT will aim to invest £50 million into economic, community and enterprise activities in Sub Sahara Africa and the UK over the next 5 – 10 years with the aim to develop and support individuals to become independent, contributing and caring members of society. We are a Scottish based Trust with a Global Outlook.

WFT is focussed on three main investment areas which will be delivered by strategic partners and assessed against key performance indicators. The Trust will utilise both finance and expertise to enhance the delivery of our objectives and we will support and manage our investments to ensure they have the greatest chance to achieve success.

WFT has three clear areas of investment focus:

Making Markets Work for the Poor
Sub Saharan Africa

Anticipated to be 75% of the overall investment

Volunteering Overseas & Global Citizenship

Anticipated to be 12.5% of the overall investment

Developing Young People in Scotland

Anticipated to be 12.5% of the overall investment