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THE WESTERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1147803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased to £11,440,878 from £12,803,855 in the prior year, with free reserves standing at £7,558,439. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to cover long-term burial liabilities and cemetery maintenance, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: considerable reserves have to be held for future expenditure on cemeteries and also to cover the long term burial liabilities as well as maintenance and renewal of its properties... funds have to be held to cover such maintenance for perpetuity (held: £7.6m)
“considerable reserves have to be held for future expenditure on cemeteries and also to cover the long term burial liabilities as well as maintenance and renewal of its properties. There is also a need to maintain cemeteries which are in effect closed for burial, and funds have to be held to cover such maintenance for perpetuity.” — page 6
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BKL Audit LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.7m
31/12/2021£919k£1.1m
31/12/2020£1.0m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE WESTERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased to £11,440,878 from £12,803,855 in the prior year, with free reserves standing at £7,558,439. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to cover long-term burial liabilities and cemetery maintenance, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by BKL Audit LLP.

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