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THE JUST A DROP APPEAL

Registered charity 1100505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUST A DROP

Just a Drop?s mission is to reduce child mortality by delivering accessible, clean, safe water where it is needed most. Just a Drop's projects support communities through the construction of wells, boreholes, pipelines, hand pumps and latrines and establish health and sanitation programmes for some of the poorest and remote communities in the world.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus for the year, allowing unrestricted reserves to rise to £299,875, which exceeds the stated policy target of £200,000. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate working capital and resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £65,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One member of staff received remuneration of more than £65,000 but less than £ 70,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One member of staff received remuneration of more than £65,000 but less than £ 70,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Corporate Sponsorship (52% of income)
“Corporate Sponsorship 643,243”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Compass Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Just A Drop (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£291k
Reserves (reported)
£482k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambodia · Haiti · India · Kenya · Nicaragua · Peru · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.3m£1.2m
30/06/2024£1.3m£1.1m
30/06/2023£821k£804k
30/06/2022£687k£670k
30/06/2021£545k£598k

Common questions

Is THE JUST A DROP APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus for the year, allowing unrestricted reserves to rise to £299,875, which exceeds the stated policy target of £200,000. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate working capital and resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Compass Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE JUST A DROP APPEAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £65,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE JUST A DROP APPEAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JUST A DROP APPEAL as a grant recipient include Boodles Charitable Trust, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, LSEG Foundation, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Boodles Charitable TrustFY2024£525k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£90kMedical research and support
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£85kGeneral charitable funding
LSEG FoundationFY2021£80kProject Grant
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£72kGeneral charitable funding
LSEG FoundationFY2021£32kProject Grant
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£20k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£18kInternational projects
EXPLORE FOUNDATIONFY2025£18kfund a water installation project in Nicaragua
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£14kInternational projects
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2024£6k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2023£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kInternational
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kINTERNATIONAL
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kInternational
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
LSEG FoundationFY2022£135
Boodles Charitable TrustFY2025£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO2£60k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDCOMBE, BATH1—
ZOUQ FOUNDATION1—
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION1£591k
Founders Pledge Ltd1£386k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£281k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£159k
THE BROWN SOURCE TRUST1£96k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JUST 1 LIFE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JUST A DROP APPEAL£1.3m£65,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
JUST 1 LIFE LIMITED FY2025£144k—0above—noted
DROP OF COMPASSION FY2025£906k—0below—no doubt
CHARITY GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED FY2025£3.3m——above—no doubt
THE SNOWDROP PROJECT FY2025£811kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
JUSTLIFE FOUNDATION FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.