The Welfare Association

Analysis

The Welfare Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02809950). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Welfare Association reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.2m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Welfare Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Colebridge Trust Ltd (£1.2m), Adults Supporting Adults (Asa Lincs) (£1.2m) and Bju International (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 36%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,063. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £328k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.