Wave Trust
Analysis
Wave Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scotland. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03863110). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Wave Trust reported income of £640k and spending of £650k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £394k to £640k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wave Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (Sarsvl) (£639k), River Holme Connections (£640k) and Brain Tumour Support (£639k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 2.3%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,196. Reserves of £98k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 98%
- Trading 2.3%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The Objects of the charity are for the advancement of public education, in particular by undertaking activities intended (i) to reduce all forms of inter-personal violence, (ii) to reduce non accidental harm to children, (iii) to promote the social and emotional development of children, and the doing of all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of those objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (Sarsvl) | Leeds | £639k |
| River Holme Connections | Holmfirth | £640k |
| Brain Tumour Support | Gloucestershire | £639k |
| Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind | Nottingham | £640k |