Walking with the Wounded
Analysis
Walking with the Wounded is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08612989). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Walking with the Wounded reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.0m to £5.1m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Walking with the Wounded sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lumos Foundation (£5.0m), Teesside Mind Limited (£5.1m) and The British Kidney Patient Association (£5.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47% and donations and legacies 43%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £599. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 43%
- Legacies 0.0%
- Charitable activities 47%
- Trading 0.3%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 9.8%
In the charity's own words
To provide resettlement assistance and relief of financial and other charitable need for personnel who are leaving or have left the armed forces, in particular but not exclusively those who have been wounded whilst serving, by providing funding for education and training to assist them in finding work and jobs and to attain the skills required to obtain and retain work outside the armed forces.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lumos Foundation | London | £5.0m |
| Teesside Mind Limited | Middlesbrough | £5.1m |
| The British Kidney Patient Association | Alton | £5.0m |
| Milton Keynes Community Foundation Limited | Central Milton Keynes | £5.1m |