Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support
Analysis
Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodford Green. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support reported income of £42k and spending of £38k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £57k to £42k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorchester Foodbank (£42k), Lewisham Polish Centre (£42k) and Oxford Poverty Action (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WWMS exists to relieve poverty among vulnerable migrants, including refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers and their dependants living in the London Borough of Redbridge, neighbouring boroughs and Essex through the provision of advocacy, advice and support services. Our main focus is the provision of immigration advice. We also provide a general information and signposting service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Foodbank | Dorset | £42k |
| Lewisham Polish Centre | London | £42k |
| Oxford Poverty Action | Oxford | £42k |
| Waste Not Want Not Battersea | London | £42k |