THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS TRUST
TO RENEW AND IMPROVE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS. TO ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT WATER MEADOWS PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT.
Objects
TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,349 for the year, bringing total net assets to £619,262. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £268,050, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations and continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months. The charity reported no staff employment costs and relied on volunteers and donated professional services.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
Trustees
- Alistair John Thomson
- Dr Hadrian Cook
- JOHN HUNTER
- James Fergus Prain
- John Michael Newsome
- Joyce Salkeld
- Major General Patrick Anthony John Cordingley
- NICOLA ANN HALLS
- Sandra Joyce Newsome
- Thomas Robert Harriott
- Very Rev'd Nicholas Charles Papadopulos
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £78k | £29k |
| 31/03/2024 | £45k | £18k |
| 31/03/2023 | £39k | £34k |
| 31/03/2022 | £45k | £30k |
| 31/03/2021 | £36k | £32k |
Common questions
Is THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,349 for the year, bringing total net assets to £619,262. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £268,050, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations and continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months. The charity reported no staff employment costs and relied on volunteers and donated professional services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/07/2018 | £23k | "Rural Crafts of South Wiltshire at the Harnham Watermeadows" |