Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK
Analysis
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2007, 19 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK reported income of £31k and spending of £324k, spending 1054% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £115k to £31k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 596% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trust for Child Soldiers (£31k), Comfort Centre Leicester (£31k) and Head and Neck Cancer UK (Hancuk) (£31k).
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
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Providing grants to charities, CICs and Registered Societies for capital projects for education (organic farming, veterinary science, animal husbandry and welfare), the visual and performing arts, medical research, the relief of disability and severe illness, the preservation of buildings, the accommodation of those in need, and the skills based training of young people
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Trust for Child Soldiers | London | £31k |
| Comfort Centre Leicester | Leicester | £31k |
| Head and Neck Cancer UK (Hancuk) | Suffolk | £31k |
| The Darlington Town Mission | County Durham | £31k |