THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1159965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants to local (Northern England), medical and for humanitarian purposes (Worldwide) to organisations or individuals.

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Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £210,150 at the year end, following a net movement in funds of -£15,601. The Trustees report no reserves policy as they intend to expend capital at their discretion, and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loan from trustee

“During the year the charity received a loan from Mr I Watson, a trustee, of £2,880. This loan was repaid after the year end. The charity was donated shares valued at £135,846 by Mr I Watson, a trustee, on 31 March 2025.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN WATSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
CLAIRE WATSON
Craig Watson
Hugh Welch
MARK WATSON
Max Watson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£145k	£167k
31/03/2024	£11k	£311k
31/03/2023	£9k	£20k
31/03/2022	£7k	£46k
31/03/2021	£11k	£105k

Common questions

Is THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £210,150 at the year end, following a net movement in funds of -£15,601. The Trustees report no reserves policy as they intend to expend capital at their discretion, and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £151k
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED income £598k
THE WARWICK TRUST income £153k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £397k
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust income £199k
The Grocott Family Foundation income £926k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£598k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WARWICK TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£397k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust FY2025	£199k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.