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WALKABOUT FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1140850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Walkabout Foundation restores dignity, freedom and independence by providing wheelchairs in the developing world and funding research to find a cure for paralysis.

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Latest income
£620k
Latest spending
£557k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total revenue was £620,281 with a net profit of £62,912, resulting in total net assets of £408,354. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £341,754, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure (currently estimated at £125,000). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations 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- and six-months expenditure (held: £342k)
“It is the policy of the foundation that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-months expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Arnold Hill & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£620k
Total spending
£557k
Cost of raising funds
£95k
Reserves (reported)
£125k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% 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: 15.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Haiti · India · Kensington And Chelsea · Kenya · Nepal · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£620k£557k
31/12/2024£653k£553k
31/12/2023£525k£682k
31/12/2022£489k£713k
31/12/2021£959k£733k

Common questions

Is WALKABOUT FOUNDATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total revenue was £620,281 with a net profit of £62,912, resulting in total net assets of £408,354. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £341,754, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure (currently estimated at £125,000). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Arnold Hill & Co LLP.

Who funds WALKABOUT FOUNDATION UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WALKABOUT FOUNDATION UK as a grant recipient include THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£10k