Welwitschia Welfare Centre

Analysis

Welwitschia Welfare Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06528173). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Welwitschia Welfare Centre reported income of £78k and spending of £68k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £55k to £78k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Welwitschia Welfare Centre sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Development Education Centre Limited (£78k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Miracle Chapel (£78k) and River Church Southampton (£78k).