West Indian Self Effort Project (W I S E)

Analysis

West Indian Self Effort Project (W I S E) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Indian Self Effort Project (W I S E) reported income of £113k and spending of £100k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £62k to £113k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West Indian Self Effort Project (W I S E) sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knight Support (£113k), The SF Charitable Trust (£113k) and The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust (£113k).