The What? Centre Limited

Analysis

The What? Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in September 1997, 29 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 03415168). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The What? Centre Limited reported income of £582k and spending of £565k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £563k to £582k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 What? Centre Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include No.5 Young People (£581k), Cotswold Lakes Trust (£582k) and Anjuman-E-Jamali (Bradford) (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 7 people.