W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning

Analysis

W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birkenhead. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03772855). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.5m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, W.i.l.l. Wirral Independent Living and Learning sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headway London - Brain Injury Services (£2.5m), Future Horizons Leeds Ltd (£2.5m) and We Are Beams (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 99 people.