The Military Wives Choirs Foundation

Analysis

The Military Wives Choirs Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08089745). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Military Wives Choirs Foundation reported income of £693k and spending of £621k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £496k to £693k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Military Wives Choirs Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Teesside (£693k), Cheshire Carers Centre (£694k) and The Symbol Trust (£693k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and charitable activities 48%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £174k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.