It is an institutional Sacco composed of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) personnel and their families, UPDF Reserve Forces, and staff of Uganda's Ministry of Defence.

The main objective is to mobilize savings and make loans to members at reasonable interest rates to improve their welfare.

WSACCO made after-tax profits of USh9.5 billion (US$3.3 million), for the calendar year ending 31 December 2014.

The Sacco's total loan book at that time was UGX:484.4 billion (US$135.4 million).

WSACCO made after-tax profit of UGX:54.9 billion (US$15.3 million) in calendar year 2021.