Wings for Life UK Spinal Cord Research Foundation

Analysis

Wings for Life UK Spinal Cord Research Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07371291). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wings for Life UK Spinal Cord Research Foundation reported income of £7.0m and spending of £4.9m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £7.0m (+316%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wings for Life UK Spinal Cord Research Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand in Hand International (£7.0m), Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy (UK) Ltd (£7.1m) and Individual Care Services (£7.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, charitable activities 25% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.3m. Reserves of £9.5m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.