Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (Wiego) Limited

Analysis

Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (Wiego) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06273538). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (Wiego) Limited reported income of £7.0m and spending of £12.4m, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £8.4m to £7.0m (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (Wiego) Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (£7.0m), The Machzikei Hadass Communities (£7.1m) and Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and investments 8.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £798k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.