West India Committee
Analysis
West India Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, West India Committee reported income of £35k and spending of £49k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £228k to £35k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West India Committee sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clockhouse Community Association (£35k), Hadleigh Choral Society (£35k) and The Winship Foundation (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The West India Committee exists as a venerable UK charity whose object is to promote the interests of agriculture, manufacturing industries and trade of the West Indies, Belize and Guyana and thus increase the general welfare of those territories [and their people globally] [delivering] through education, training, acting as an advocate, adviser and where necessary, as an umbrella organisation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Clockhouse Community Association | Coulsdon | £35k |
| Hadleigh Choral Society | Ipswich | £35k |
| The Winship Foundation | London | £35k |
| Educa Foundation | Oxford | £35k |