Wirrelderly

Analysis

Wirrelderly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in April 1988, 38 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 02120194). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wirrelderly reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £5.7m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wirrelderly sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Drugs Project Limited (£5.7m), Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) (£5.7m) and Pendleside Hospice (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 156 people.