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THE WREN PROJECT

Registered charity 1192689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Wren Project offers listening support to people with autoimmune diseases. We enable people to regain control of their lives. We offer one-to-one support, pairing volunteers and people living with autoimmune diseases.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£372k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £145,465 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider to be within their target range of three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £39,857 for the year, supported by diverse income streams where no single source accounts for more than 20% of total income. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee earned over £60,000” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (held: £145k)
“the target level of unrestricted reserves is set at three to six months of operating expenditure” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Wren Project (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£372k£333k
31/08/2024£327k£244k
31/08/2023£195k£178k
31/08/2022£136k£106k
31/08/2021£70k£32k

Common questions

Is THE WREN PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £145,465 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider to be within their target range of three to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £39,857 for the year, supported by diverse income streams where no single source accounts for more than 20% of total income. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE WREN PROJECT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE WREN PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WREN PROJECT as a grant recipient include FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£26kHealth and wellbeing grants to organisations
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant to institutions
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k6% of the running costs of a volunteer training programme for a charity in Wiltshire supporting people with autoimmune diseases.
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£2kCharitable activities
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£500Casual donation

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2025£20kConnecting Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund16/08/2024£20kWrenGROUPS
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£10kThe Wren Nest
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2023£238kThe Wren Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2021£9kLong Covid Group Support

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SHAREDIMPACT1—
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£700k
THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION1£350k
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION1£331k
IGY FOUNDATION1£300k
THE BRIGHT FUTURE TRUST1£250k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£150k
THE NICK KILHAMS FOUNDATION1£140k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WREN MUSIC.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WREN PROJECT£372kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
WREN MUSIC FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WRENTHAM TRUST FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LISTENING PLACE FY2025£2.7m£70,001 - £80,0002unclear—no doubt
THE WINCHESTER PROJECT FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
We Change Lives (WCL) FY2025£12.0m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.