Legacy WM

Analysis

Legacy WM is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Legacy WM reported income of £979k and spending of £926k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £346k to £979k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Legacy WM sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Rugby Players' Foundation (£979k), National Coastwatch Institution (£980k) and The Prospects Trust (£979k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 1.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £146k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.