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Wandsworth Work and Play

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1041641LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£96k2025-03-31
Spending£67ksame year
Spent / received67%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1994Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Wandsworth Work and Play is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02234306). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wandsworth Work and Play reported income of £96k and spending of £67k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £51k to £96k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wandsworth Work and Play sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham County Federation of Women's Institutes (£96k), Urmston District Scout Council (£96k) and New Generation Community Steel Orchestra (£96k).

Income and spending

£0£24k£48k£72k£96k2021 Income: £51,2442021 Spending: £38,53620212022 Income: £63,5252022 Spending: £43,13620222023 Income: £69,8952023 Spending: £40,53520232024 Income: £86,0722024 Spending: £55,10220242025 Income: £96,3862025 Spending: £67,0382025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To provide/assist in the provision of resources & facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation/leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstancesTo advance the education of the public generally on reuse of scrap and waste materials for environmental protection

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Durham County Federation of Women's InstitutesCo Durham£96k
Urmston District Scout CouncilLancashire£96k
New Generation Community Steel OrchestraLondon£96k
The Redruth Amateur Operatic Society TrustCornwall£96k