The Gambia Welfare Society

Analysis

The Gambia Welfare Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Gambia Welfare Society reported income of £76k and spending of £60k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £21k to £76k (+264%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Gambia Welfare Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends - Play for Disabled Children (£76k), Zazai Association in Great Britain (£76k) and Chorley and District Mencap Society (£76k).