The Stroke and Wellness Foundation

Analysis

The Stroke and Wellness Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clacton-On-Sea. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03167424). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Stroke and Wellness Foundation reported income of £321k and spending of £312k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £195k to £321k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Stroke and Wellness Foundation 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lord Barnby's Foundation (£321k), National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline (£322k) and National Back Pain Association (£321k).