Wish

Analysis

Wish is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1996, 30 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 03161744). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Wish reported income of £216k and spending of £220k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £233k to £216k (-7.7%), an average of -2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wish sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shiloh (Rotherham) (£216k), Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement (£216k) and The Mimosa Trust (£215k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.