Mr Willats' Charity

Analysis

Mr Willats' Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mr Willats' Charity reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.5m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mr Willats' Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit (£1.5m), Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education (£1.5m) and East Anglia District of the Methodist Church (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 34% of spending and raising funds 61%. Grants to other organisations totalled £343k. Reserves of £726k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.