MW (Ho) Foundation

Analysis

MW (Ho) Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prestwich. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07073428). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, MW (Ho) Foundation reported income of £131k and spending of £164k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £518k to £131k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, MW (Ho) Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 United Christian Church (£131k), Laughter Africa (£131k) and Waterways Chaplaincy (£131k).