World Appeal

Analysis

World Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, World Appeal reported income of £101k and spending of £78k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £37k to £101k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 788%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, World Appeal sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minaret Community Centre (£101k), Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust (£101k) and The Max Windle Memorial Trust (£100k).