Southwark Diocesan Welcare

Analysis

Southwark Diocesan Welcare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redhill. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 05275749). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Southwark Diocesan Welcare reported income of £981k and spending of £939k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £859k to £981k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. 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, Southwark Diocesan Welcare sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust (£981k), Ezer Leyoldos Limited (£981k) and Philip Cussins House (£980k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, investments 20%, trading 9.2% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £411k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.