WORLD CETACEAN ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1160484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WCA

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Latest income

£91k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with negative unrestricted reserves of £9,409 at year-end, resulting from unexpected expenditure and prior year adjustments. The trustees acknowledge the charity remains dependent on a small number of large financial contributors and are monitoring cashflow closely against a budget projecting a return to positive reserves by 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £-9k)

“Ideally, the charity would maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees have prepared a detailed budget to 31 December 2026 which indicates a return to a positive reserves position. They are closely monitoring this and cashflow so action can be taken on a timely basis, if necessary. Based on this, the trustees believe it is appropriate to use the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Frederick lewis
Jonathan Cutts
Roger Mann
Suzanne Rogers
Titia Sjenitzer

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

Operates in: Canada · Portugal · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£91k	£104k
31/12/2023	£153k	£147k
31/12/2022	£130k	£192k
31/12/2021	£202k	£175k
31/12/2020	£159k	£115k

Common questions

Is WORLD CETACEAN ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with negative unrestricted reserves of £9,409 at year-end, resulting from unexpected expenditure and prior year adjustments. The trustees acknowledge the charity remains dependent on a small number of large financial contributors and are monitoring cashflow closely against a budget projecting a return to positive reserves by 2026. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORLD CETACEAN ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD CETACEAN ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION	FY2021	£98k
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION	FY2023	£80k
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION	FY2024	£63k
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION	FY2022	£40k	Wildlife welfare