FRIENDS OF WCR

Registered charity 1076696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the Charity is to support the Charitable activities of WCR Community Radio as well as other Charitable purposes in the West Wiltshire and East Somerset areas.

Objects

1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF WCR COMMUNITY RADIO.2) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: WEST WILTS & EAST SOMERSET

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total net assets of £82,394, comprising £27,546 in restricted funds and £27,546 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that reserves are adequate for foreseeable running costs and that there are no material uncertainties regarding 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

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £28k)
“The Trustees regularly review the amount of funds that the charity requires to ensure they are adequate to fulfill the charity's continuing obligations and always ensure they have sufficient funds for foreseeable running costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£49k£27k
30/04/2024£20k£29k
30/04/2023£16k£17k
30/04/2022£25k£25k
30/04/2021£26k£23k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF WCR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total net assets of £82,394, comprising £27,546 in restricted funds and £27,546 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that reserves are adequate for foreseeable running costs and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.