Cwplus

Analysis

Cwplus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10410134). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cwplus reported income of £7.7m and spending of £9.5m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £7.7m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cwplus sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include SF Foundation (£7.7m), The Richmond Fellowship (£7.7m) and Allkind Mental Health and Wellbeing (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, investments 18%, trading 2.7% and charitable activities 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £676k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m. Reserves of £387k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.