The West Watch Trust

Analysis

The West Watch Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The West Watch Trust reported income of £104k and spending of £101k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £71k to £104k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The West Watch Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Vishwakarma Association of United Kingdom (£104k), Westfield War Memorial Village - Lancaster (£105k) and The John Brazil Trust (£104k).