Cafe West

Analysis

Cafe West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04334432). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cafe West reported income of £592k and spending of £402k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £285k to £592k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cafe West 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 The Charis Trust (£591k), Parkinson's Europe (£592k) and Bridges for Peace UK Ltd (£591k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and trading 4.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.