Working Actively to Change Hillfields Limited
Analysis
Working Actively to Change Hillfields Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03548462). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Working Actively to Change Hillfields Limited reported income of £273k and spending of £292k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £369k to £273k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Working Actively to Change Hillfields Limited sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust (£273k), Nayba (£274k) and Salusbury World (£272k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Working Actively To Change Hillfields was established in Coventry in 1998 by a group of local residents. WATCH provides afterschool youth clubs (Wed/Thurs), employment advice, IT access (Mon-Fri), venue hire for training courses, a community radio station (FM license and online streaming), hosts our local library branch, and issues SIM cards/devices as part of the National Databank.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust | Derby | £273k |
| Nayba | Carlisle | £274k |
| Salusbury World | London | £272k |
| Strand Parishes Trust | London | £274k |