Walkabout Foundation UK

Analysis

Walkabout Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Unit 225. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07549393). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Walkabout Foundation UK reported income of £620k and spending of £557k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £959k to £620k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Walkabout Foundation UK sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campden Home Nursing CIO (£620k), Friends for You (£620k) and Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service (£619k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and charitable activities 46%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.