Watchet Phoenix

Analysis

Watchet Phoenix is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Minehead. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Watchet Phoenix reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £33k to £14k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Watchet Phoenix sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rebecca Cannon Vitality Fund (£14k), Daventry and District Memory Cafe (£14k) and Friends of Ravenscliffe High School Association (£14k).

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.