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Wish

Wish is a registered charity (number 1054621) based in London, governed by 6 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

6 trustees

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About

What it does: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
Where: Throughout England And Wales
Website: www.womenatwish.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered: 1996

Income and spending

YearIncomeSpending
2025--
2024£216k£220k
2023£242k£237k

Earlier years

2022£217k£258k
2021£233k£233k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government contracts 26% · Government grants 26%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”). FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN PRISONS, SECURE UNITS OR SIMILAR UNITS; TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH WOMEN AND OF WOMEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF ENTERING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT AND TO CARRY OUT, PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE NEEDS OF SUCH WOMEN AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RAISE AWARENESS IN GENDER EQUALITY IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS; ANDTO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE.

Grants received

18 grants · £566,612 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Trust for London · £117,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £111,000 (2 grants)
City Bridge Trust · £90,000
Henry Smith Foundation · £60,000
Rosa UK · £40,876 (2 grants)

Most recent

Postcode Society Trust £25,0002025-06-30
A B Charitable Trust £20,0002025-06-17
SHAREGIFT £5,0002025-01-23
Rosa UK £22,1262024-11-19
A B Charitable Trust £20,0002024-07-04

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

3.3y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Alexandra Phillips since 2020
Christine Pauline Spooner since 2019

5.2y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

Megan Kathleen Webster since 2025

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 4Hospitality 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£216k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Registered charity number: 1054621
Status: Registered
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 FEB 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 AUG 2022 as amended on 16 Nov 2020
Contact on the register: 02089803618 · info@womenatwish.org.uk
Edition: Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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