Worldwide Marriage Encounter England and Wales
Analysis
Worldwide Marriage Encounter England and Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Worldwide Marriage Encounter England and Wales reported income of £45k and spending of £37k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £26k to £45k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Worldwide Marriage Encounter England and Wales sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pillar of Zion Church Int. UK (£45k), Walsham Le Willows Open Gardens Trust (£45k) and Sarbojanin Baba Lokenath Association UK (£45k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Worldwide Marriage Encounter presents training and education programmes for those who the Roman Catholic Church defines as having committed themselves to "The marriage covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership for their whole life...". It is in this context that it also presents marriage preparation training programmes, entitled 'Engaged Encounter'.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pillar of Zion Church Int. UK | London | £45k |
| Walsham Le Willows Open Gardens Trust | Suffolk | £45k |
| Sarbojanin Baba Lokenath Association UK | Barking | £45k |
| The Shah Jalal Muslim Society and Islamic Centre | West Sussex | £45k |