Wasila

Analysis

Wasila is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Wasila reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £8,000 to £16k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wasila sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tamar Valley Community Bus (£15k), Onua Do Kuo (£16k) and Connected Planet Foundation (£15k).