BREAD AND WATER FOR AFRICA UK

Registered charity 1103138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main areas of activity are:- sustainable grant-making through partnerships with grass-roots non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Africa;- Education and development programmes (website, programme tour/safari, programme conference and newsletter);- Research/ fact-finding site visits to Africa.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £40,930, which remains above the stated policy target range of £2,500 to £5,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,626, driven by charitable grants paid to its parent charity and a partner organization. The auditors confirmed that the charity has sufficient 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

Reserves policy: three to six months of total resources expended (a range of approximately £2,500 to £5,000) (held: £41k)
The Charity aims to maintain free reserves at a level that equates to between three and six months of total resources expended (a range of approximately £2,500 to £5,000). — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burundi · Kenya · Sierra Leone · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£56k
31/03/2024£27k£10k
31/03/2023£75k£35k
31/03/2022£127k£177k
30/06/2021£178k£279k

Common questions

Is BREAD AND WATER FOR AFRICA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £40,930, which remains above the stated policy target range of £2,500 to £5,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,626, driven by charitable grants paid to its parent charity and a partner organization. The auditors confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.