The West Indian Association of Service Personnel (Wasp)

Analysis

The West Indian Association of Service Personnel (Wasp) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The West Indian Association of Service Personnel (Wasp) reported income of £36k and spending of £34k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £36k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The West Indian Association of Service Personnel (Wasp) sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% 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 Hounslow Town Church (£36k), Romsey Opportunity Group for Children with Special Needs (£36k) and Ice Cool Kids (£36k).