The Workforce Development Trust Limited

Analysis

The Workforce Development Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07333911). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Workforce Development Trust Limited reported income of £8.6m and spending of £10.6m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £9.4m to £8.6m (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Workforce Development Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Aquarius Action Projects (£8.6m), Campaign Against Living Miserably (£8.7m) and Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (£8.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 59%, charitable activities 39% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 44%. Reserves of £9.7m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 96 people.