Worldshare

Analysis

Worldshare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02498199). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Worldshare reported income of £572k and spending of £564k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £522k to £572k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Worldshare sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jason Robinson Foundation (£571k), Beacon Recovery (£572k) and Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Sthapit Shree Swaminarayan Sidhant Sajivan Mandal - Bolton (£571k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £55k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £292k. Reserves of £96k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.