Families of Ocean Ward

Analysis

Families of Ocean Ward is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fareham. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Families of Ocean Ward reported income of £47k and spending of £28k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £27k to £47k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Families of Ocean Ward sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Lakeland Hydrotherapy Limited (£47k), The Netherlands Benevolent Society Koning Willem Fonds (£47k) and The Christian Centre for Gambling Rehabilitation Limited (£47k).