The Wave

Analysis

The Wave is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gosport. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Wave reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £41k to £15k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Wave sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Night Shelter (£15k), Friends of Imrei Emess (£15k) and The Seaver Foundation (£15k).