Mary Wandesford's Charity

Analysis

Mary Wandesford's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mary Wandesford's Charity reported income of £92k and spending of £98k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £71k to £92k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mary Wandesford's Charity 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foursquare Gospel Church Birmingham (£92k), Brighton and Hove Almshouse Charity (£92k) and The Haven Housing Trust (£92k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.