Widows and Orphans in Rural Kenya (W.o.r.k)

Analysis

Widows and Orphans in Rural Kenya (W.o.r.k) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Widows and Orphans in Rural Kenya (W.o.r.k) reported income of £134k and spending of £76k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £181k to £134k (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Widows and Orphans in Rural Kenya (W.o.r.k) sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samuel's Charity (£134k), Solent Multiple Sclerosis Therapies Ltd (£134k) and The Downright Special Network (£134k).