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Wokingham United Charities

Registered charity 1107171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOKINGHAM UNITED CHARITIES TRUST

Relief of poverty, hardship and distress In Wokingham Borough

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £186,267 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a net loss on investments of £63,356. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,253,983, with £69,642 available for general use, which the trustees consider to be in line with their stated reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (58% of income)
“Investment income 325,145” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £70k)
“Of this, £300,735 has been set aside for designated purposes, with the remaining £69,642 available for general use. This is in line with the trustees' reserves policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee R Margetts is a Councillor for Wokingham Borough Council; charity received grants from the Council.
“R Margetts, a trustee of the charity, also serves as a Councillor for Wokingham Borough Council. During the year, the charity received grants totalling £725,868 (2024: £943,990) from Wokingham Borough Council in support of its Relief in Need activities.” — page 35
“K Hadfield, a trustee of the charity, is also associated with ARC. During the year, the charity awarded a grant of £7,500 (2024: £15,000) to ARC.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee K Hadfield is associated with ARC; charity awarded a grant to ARC.
“R Margetts, a trustee of the charity, also serves as a Councillor for Wokingham Borough Council. During the year, the charity received grants totalling £725,868 (2024: £943,990) from Wokingham Borough Council in support of its Relief in Need activities.” — page 35
“K Hadfield, a trustee of the charity, is also associated with ARC. During the year, the charity awarded a grant of £7,500 (2024: £15,000) to ARC.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee D Morrison is associated with CLASP; charity awarded a grant to CLASP.
“R Margetts, a trustee of the charity, also serves as a Councillor for Wokingham Borough Council. During the year, the charity received grants totalling £725,868 (2024: £943,990) from Wokingham Borough Council in support of its Relief in Need activities.” — page 35
“K Hadfield, a trustee of the charity, is also associated with ARC. During the year, the charity awarded a grant of £7,500 (2024: £15,000) to ARC.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee K McGill is associated with HomeStart Wokingham; charity awarded a grant to HomeStart Wokingham.
“R Margetts, a trustee of the charity, also serves as a Councillor for Wokingham Borough Council. During the year, the charity received grants totalling £725,868 (2024: £943,990) from Wokingham Borough Council in support of its Relief in Need activities.” — page 35
“K Hadfield, a trustee of the charity, is also associated with ARC. During the year, the charity awarded a grant of £7,500 (2024: £15,000) to ARC.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: WUC Land Management Limited
“Shares in group undertakings comprise 100% interest in the issued ordinary share capital of WUC Land Management Limited, a property management company registered in England and Wales.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Vale & West Accountancy Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£782k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 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 (58% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2022£636k£722k
31/03/2021£509k£503k

Common questions

Is Wokingham United Charities financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £186,267 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a net loss on investments of £63,356. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,253,983, with £69,642 available for general use, which the trustees consider to be in line with their stated reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Vale & West Accountancy Services Limited.

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
UTILITA GIVING1£7k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£4k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£625

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WOKINGHAM FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Wokingham United Charities£1.3m—0below—no doubt
THE WOKINGHAM FOODBANK FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO) FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
WOKINGHAM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£394k—0below—no doubt
WOKINGHAM METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£306k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP FY2025£1.7m—0above17.4%no doubt

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