WATSAN UGANDA : UK SUPPORT

Registered charity 1123803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATSAN UGANDA

The provision of safe, clean water supplies, improved sanitation and hygiene education to the communities of south-west Uganda; principally in the districts of Rukungiri and Kanungu.The charity provides financial, advisory and allied support to an outstanding team of local experts based in Rukungiri.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF SAFE, CLEAN WATER SUPPLIES, IMPROVED SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH-WEST UGANDA; PRINCIPALLY IN THE DISTRICTS OF RUGUNGIRI AND KANUNGU.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £71,601, with unrestricted donations of £47,989 and restricted donations of £23,141. The charity held £6,000 in reserves and reported a net cash position of £53,869 at the end of the period, though it notes risks regarding potential reductions in income from supporters.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“As a small charity working with partners in south west Uganda we face the risk of unexpected need for additional funds, or the possibility of a sharply reduced income from our supporters due to global or UK financial downturns.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jane Fergusson · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM PHILIP PIPER · trustee of 2 other charities
IAN HERBERT BENSTED MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
KATE ELIZABETH PARRINDER · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£72k	£78k
31/12/2024	£117k	£116k
31/12/2023	£78k	£49k
31/12/2022	£50k	£70k
31/12/2021	£131k	£110k

Common questions

Is WATSAN UGANDA : UK SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £71,601, with unrestricted donations of £47,989 and restricted donations of £23,141. The charity held £6,000 in reserves and reported a net cash position of £53,869 at the end of the period, though it notes risks regarding potential reductions in income from supporters. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WATSAN UGANDA : UK SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WATSAN UGANDA : UK SUPPORT as a grant recipient include THE FUNDING NETWORK, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, HOLBROOK.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FUNDING NETWORK	FY2022	£5k	Flagship
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, HOLBROOK	FY2025	£411	Missionary and charitable giving