World Orthopaedic Concern UK

Analysis

World Orthopaedic Concern UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, World Orthopaedic Concern UK reported income of £73k and spending of £76k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £73k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1240%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, World Orthopaedic Concern UK sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include D G Marshall of Cambridge Trust (£73k), Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (£73k) and Futurehope - Hertford and Ware (£73k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.