Wizo.uk

Analysis

Wizo.uk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Borehamwood. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06634748). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2024, Wizo.uk reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2024, income fell from £2.3m to £2.1m (-6.9%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wizo.uk sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orwell Mencap (£2.1m), Citizens Advice in North & West Kent (£2.1m) and Age UK Sheffield (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 7.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £398k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Grants to other organisations totalled £982k. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.