Wakefield Diocesan Family and Social Welfare Council
Analysis
Wakefield Diocesan Family and Social Welfare Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wakefield Diocesan Family and Social Welfare Council reported income of £25k and spending of £13k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £25k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wakefield Diocesan Family and Social Welfare Council sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Wordsworth Educational Trust (£25k), Crown of Glory Church (£25k) and The Church Houses (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Charity is to support and further all or any charitable purposes carried out in connection with that part of the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Wakefield which relates to social and moral welfare.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Wordsworth Educational Trust | Salisbury | £25k |
| Crown of Glory Church | London | £25k |
| The Church Houses | Oxfordshire | £25k |
| Northamptonshire Chinese Evangelical Church | Northampton | £25k |