Wellboring
Analysis
Wellboring is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wellboring reported income of £278k and spending of £250k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £178k to £278k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wellboring sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kinmel Bay Church (£278k), Lymington Baptist Church (£278k) and Springwell Village Community Venue (£277k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Improve health, education and community welfare by providing sustainable safe water solutions, maintenance, hygiene training and water education, working in partnership with communities, mostly centred on schools, in sub-Saharan Africa.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kinmel Bay Church | Conwy | £278k |
| Lymington Baptist Church | Lymington | £278k |
| Springwell Village Community Venue | Tyne And Wear | £277k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God - Fruitful Land | Tilbury | £278k |