Withy Trees Welfare & Education

Analysis

Withy Trees Welfare & Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Withy Trees Welfare & Education reported income of £794k and spending of £755k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £172k to £794k (+362%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Withy Trees Welfare & Education 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chicken Soup Shelter (£793k), New World Mission Association UK (£794k) and Community Life Trust (£793k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £379k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.