WATCH HILL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VON CHRISTIERSON FOUNDATION, WATCH HILL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The charity operates principally in Southern Africa.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE AT LAW.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UK AND SOUTH AFRICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £953,100 at the year end, having generated a net surplus of £5,889 from £47,000 in income against £41,111 in expenditure. The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“Donations and legacies 47,000”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet its forward operational costs and to enable it to react swiftly to opportunities to further its charitable aims (held: £953k)
“The Company maintains sufficient reserves to meet its forward operational costs and to enable it to react swiftly to opportunities to further its charitable aims.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · Kensington And Chelsea · Malawi · Oxfordshire · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£47k£41k
31/01/2025£50k£13k
31/01/2024£194k£16k
31/01/2023£120k£44k
31/01/2022£115k£15k

Common questions

Is WATCH HILL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £953,100 at the year end, having generated a net surplus of £5,889 from £47,000 in income against £41,111 in expenditure. The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.