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CHILDREN OF WATAMU

Registered charity 1098731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORKING FOR THE CHILDREN OF WATAMU

Education/Training. Relief of poverty.The main aim of the charity is to maintain the Happy House Project. It is a home for children, many of whom have been orphaned, neglected, beaten, abandoned and abused in many ways. The charity provides for these children kindergarten and primary education at Sue Hayward's Happy House School and secondary education at local high schools

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £242,167 to £254,150, resulting in a net income of £11,983 for the year. The charity reports consistent recurring income through sponsorship as a challenge while rebuilding its base, but notes that many sponsors maintain support for students in further education. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children Of Watamu (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackpool · Kenya · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£94k£82k
31/12/2024£165k£85k
31/12/2023£120k£82k
31/12/2022£153k£159k
31/12/2021£162k£169k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN OF WATAMU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £242,167 to £254,150, resulting in a net income of £11,983 for the year. The charity reports consistent recurring income through sponsorship as a challenge while rebuilding its base, but notes that many sponsors maintain support for students in further education. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN OF WATAMU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN OF WATAMU as a grant recipient include THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k