The Geoffrey Watling Charity

Analysis

The Geoffrey Watling Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Geoffrey Watling Charity reported income of £792k and spending of £904k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £723k to £792k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Geoffrey Watling Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthwatch Essex Limited (£792k), Survive - Miva (£793k) and Dunamis International Gospel Centre (£792k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £548k. Reserves of £954k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.