AQUABOX

Registered charity 1098409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN AID AND A FACILITY TO PURIFY CONTAMINATED WATER TO AREAS OF NEED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WE WERE GIVEN THE QUEENS AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN 2016

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Latest income

£275k

Latest spending

£402k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £127,560 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £801,652 to £674,092. The trustees have determined that £200,000 is the appropriate level of contingency funding to be ring-fenced to cover income downturns and working capital requirements. Per the trustees' report, available funds in bank and building society accounts totalled £435,000 at year end, which exceeds the stated contingency policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £667k)

“After a detailed analysis, the Trustees have determined that £200k is the appropriate level of contingency funding to be ‘ring fenced’ across our accounts adequately take account of the above considerations.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aquabox (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

BPEC — “We’re delighted that Industry charity BPEC, is supporting international water aid efforts by becoming our latest corporate partner. BPEC has…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Roger J Cassidychair
Dominic Wish
Dr Cheryle June Berry · trustee of 2 other charities
John Duckworth
Pamela Elizabeth Fraser
Robert Barlow
Roger John Keeling
Steven Chard

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£275k	£402k
30/06/2024	£345k	£236k
30/06/2023	£385k	£316k
30/06/2022	£229k	£189k
30/06/2021	£169k	£141k

Common questions

Is AQUABOX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £127,560 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £801,652 to £674,092. The trustees have determined that £200,000 is the appropriate level of contingency funding to be ring-fenced to cover income downturns and working capital requirements. Per the trustees' report, available funds in bank and building society accounts totalled £435,000 at year end, which exceeds the stated contingency policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AQUABOX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AQUABOX as a grant recipient include BRITISH PLUMBING EMPLOYERS COUNCIL (TRAINING) LIMITED, THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST, WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH (ST MARY'S), WIRKSWORTH, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ABBEYDALE AND MILLHOUSES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRITISH PLUMBING EMPLOYERS COUNCIL (TRAINING) LIMITED	FY2024	£4k	Support for water filtration systems
BRITISH PLUMBING EMPLOYERS COUNCIL (TRAINING) LIMITED	FY2025	£4k	Support for water filters in disaster areas
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2023	£500
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2024	£500
ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH (ST MARY'S), WIRKSWORTH	FY2023	£250
ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH (ST MARY'S), WIRKSWORTH	FY2022	£150
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ABBEYDALE AND MILLHOUSES	FY2022	£44