Ways to Wellness Foundation

Analysis

Ways to Wellness Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09183805). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ways to Wellness Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ways to Wellness Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs (£1.6m), Bipolar UK Ltd (£1.6m) and Bridge Street Pentecostal Church (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, investments 9.2% and donations and legacies 5.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.