Wipe Away Those Tears

Analysis

Wipe Away Those Tears is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Wipe Away Those Tears reported income of £149k and spending of £129k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £77k to £149k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wipe Away Those Tears sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity (£149k), The Raine Family Charitable Trust (£149k) and Emily's Star (£149k).