Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity

Analysis

Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in September 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity reported income of £44k and spending of £121k, spending 278% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £48k to £44k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strelley Community Club (£44k), Sky Autism Support (£44k) and East Vale Community Transport (£43k).