Wren Autoimmune UK

Registered charity 1192689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WREN PROJECT

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.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THROUGH:A) PROVIDING A LISTENING AND BEFRIENDING SERVICE THROUGH TRAINED AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS;B) GROUP SUPPORT AND SIGNPOSTING;C) THE PROVISION OF A SHORT-TERM RETREAT PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 118

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 69

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Bernard John Caulfieldchair
Dr Estelle Moore
Evelyn Howard
Keith Andrew Robinson
Kerry Ryan
RICHARD CRIGHTON SPENCE
Vidhu Sood-Nicholls

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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 Wren Autoimmune UK 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 Wren Autoimmune UK earn?

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

Who funds Wren Autoimmune UK?

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

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£26k	Health and wellbeing grants to organisations
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£25k	Grant to institutions
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£5k	Towards the capital costs of a new hospice serving Norfolk and Waveney.
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	6% of the running costs of a volunteer training programme for a charity in Wiltshire supporting people with autoimmune diseases.
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Ann Rylands Small Donations
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Charitable activities
THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2023	£500	Casual donation
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	FY2022	£500	The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/08/2025	£20k	Connecting Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/08/2024	£20k	WrenGROUPS
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/06/2023	£10k	The Wren Nest
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/05/2023	£238k	The Wren Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/12/2021	£9k	Long 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£2.3m
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£34k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£20k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	1	£10k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£10k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	1	£9k
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AUTOIMMUNE SUPPORT AND AWARENESS.

AUTOIMMUNE SUPPORT AND AWARENESS income £37k
THE BREN PROJECT income £269k
WREN MUSIC income £233k
The Association of Wrens and Women of the Royal Naval Services income £130k
THE WIRRAL ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £293k
PARTICIPATE PROJECTS income £627k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Wren Autoimmune UK	£372k	Under £60,000	0	within	—	no doubt
AUTOIMMUNE SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FY2025	£37k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BREN PROJECT FY2025	£269k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
WREN MUSIC FY2025	£233k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Association of Wrens and Women of the Royal Naval Services FY2026	£130k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WIRRAL ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£293k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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