WATERBERG WELFARE SOCIETY TRUST

Registered charity 1115964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATERBERG WELFARE SOCIETY TRUST OPERATING AS THE WATERBERG TRUST

The Waterberg Trust supports individuals and organisations in the Waterberg SA via a range of healthcare, education, welfare, conservation and general charitable projects, in order to uplift the people and place of the Waterberg.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £59,684 against expenditure of £51,059, resulting in a net surplus of £8,800. The charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £73,655, with unrestricted reserves specifically reported as £64,920. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves to cover grant commitments and budgeted costs for the current financial year and maintain an appropriate budget for future years to cover longer term grant commitments (held: £65k)
“The trustees will maintain adequate reserves to cover grant commitments and budgeted costs for the current financial year and maintain an appropriate budget for future years to cover longer term grant commitments.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Waterberg Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£60k£51k
31/03/2024£48k£40k
31/03/2023£54k£52k
31/03/2022£17k£12k
31/03/2021£26k£52k

Common questions

Is WATERBERG WELFARE SOCIETY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £59,684 against expenditure of £51,059, resulting in a net surplus of £8,800. The charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £73,655, with unrestricted reserves specifically reported as £64,920. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WATERBERG WELFARE SOCIETY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WATERBERG WELFARE SOCIETY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE KILROOT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k