W J Yapp Bequest

Analysis

W J Yapp Bequest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, W J Yapp Bequest reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, W J Yapp Bequest sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Trust Hillingdon and Ealing (£1.8m), Bendrigg Trust (£1.8m) and Tigers Sport and Education Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.