Wellchild

Analysis

Wellchild is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01815689). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wellchild reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £2.0m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wellchild sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital (£2.0m), Food Foundation (£2.0m) and One to One Children's Fund (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 66%, donations and legacies 27%, charitable activities 4.7% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £139k. Reserves of £403k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.