STOPWATCH
Registered charity 1161908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £139,834 for the period, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £367,750. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a significant cash balance of £355,613 and has no outstanding creditors falling due within one year other than accruals. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £368k)
“Financial reserves policy and procedures; Yes”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — StopWatch (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- NEENA SAMOTAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr MICHAEL SHINER
- Dr REBEKAH DELSOL
- MICHAEL ALEXANDER OSWALD
- PROF BEN BOWLING
- Paul Henry Mortimer · trustee of 1 other charity
- Prof Lee Thomas Bridges
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STOPWATCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £139,834 for the period, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £367,750. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a significant cash balance of £355,613 and has no outstanding creditors falling due within one year other than accruals. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds STOPWATCH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STOPWATCH as a grant recipient include THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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