The Wombourne Institute

Analysis

The Wombourne Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Wombourne Institute reported income of £16k and spending of £21k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8,734 to £16k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Wombourne Institute sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Borden United Charities CIO (£16k), 4th Doncaster Finningley Scout Group (£16k) and Ripponden Junior and Infants School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£16k).