Dedza Welfare Trust (DWT)

Analysis

Dedza Welfare Trust (DWT) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in December 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 other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dedza Welfare Trust (DWT) reported income of £982k and spending of £766k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £630k to £982k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dedza Welfare Trust (DWT) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junction Community Trust (£982k), The Ascension Trust (£983k) and Beis Hamedrash Nishmas Yisroel Limited (£981k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £106k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.