TWJ FOUNDATION

The TWJ Foundation was registered as a charity on 14th March 1974 through the generosity of Mrs. Lilian Wickham Higgs. Mrs. Higgs herself was deaf and in recognition of her disability the Foundation was set up in the name of her father Thomas Wickham-Jones ("TWJ", 1847-1929). His success as a City of London wharfinger was largely instrumental in funding the TWJ Foundation... The TWJ Foundation was founded in 1974 as a charitable trust with the specific aim of helping patients with deafness overcome their disability. The Foundation offers research and educational grants to otolaryngologists and other related audiological professionals working in the British National Health Service in order to achieve this goal. An article describing the history of the Foundation is available here.

Registration numbers: 267212 (W)

Primary location: London United Kingdom