WFD is a UK public body. A public body is an organisation that is (at least in part) publicly funded to deliver a public or government service, but not as a department led by a government minister. Specifically, WFD is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body. An Executive Non-Departmental Public Body is a public body that operates separately from its sponsoring department. WFD’s sponsoring department is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We are also a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company Number 02693163).
We are formally accountable to parliament. We are audited by the National Audit Office. Our annual report and accounts are presented to the UK Parliament every year. They each cover one financial year (1 April to 31 March).
Our latest Annual Report and Accounts
In the financial year April 2021 to March 2022, WFD implemented 87 programmes to strengthen democracy across 39 countries and territories. Our Annual Report and Accounts for the period was laid in Parliament on 13 October 2022. It highlights the urgency of our work, in a time where democracy and freedoms are increasingly at risk globally.
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From the war in Ukraine to climate change - democracy is facing unprecedented challenges. Find out more about our impact over the last year and why our work to strengthen democracy has never been more urgent.
02 September 2022
Laid before Parliament on 10 September 2021
10 September 2020
The 2018 - 2019 Annual Report and Accounts were laid before Parliament on 18 July 2019
18 July 2019
The 2017 - 2018 Annual Report and Accounts were laid before Parliament on 19 July 2018
18 July 2019
The 2017 - 2018 Annual Report and Accounts were laid before Parliament on 19 July 2017
18 July 2019
Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 18 July 2016
18 July 2019
Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 21 July 2015
18 July 2019
WFD's annual reports and accounts from 1994 to 2014
18 July 2019