POOLE WASTE NOT WANT NOT

Registered charity 1166798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Poole Waste Not Want Not runs a community shop that is intended for individuals and families that are struggling to feed themselves and their families with nutritious food due to financial hardship in Poole and surrounding areas.This includes people in poorly paid employment, in debt, and with insufficient benefits.

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Latest income
£413k
Latest spending
£365k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The provided text is a system activity log confirming the sending of a document on 07 Jul 2026. It contains no financial data, reserves, or operational details to assess financial health.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document is a system activity log; no related-party transactions are disclosed.
“Document Activity Report Document Sent Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:54:57 GMT Document Activity History Document history shows most recent activity first Date Activity You can verify that this is a genuine Portal document by uploading it to the following secure web page: http://tcgroup.accountantspace.co.uk/messages/VerifyDocument” — page 27
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document is a system activity log, not financial accounts; no governance matters are stated.
“Document Activity Report Document Sent Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:54:57 GMT Document Activity History Document history shows most recent activity first Date Activity You can verify that this is a genuine Portal document by uploading it to the following secure web page: http://tcgroup.accountantspace.co.uk/messages/VerifyDocument” — page 27
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£413k£365k
31/03/2025£387k£293k
31/03/2024£323k£279k
31/03/2023£250k£198k
31/03/2022£173k£144k

Common questions

Is POOLE WASTE NOT WANT NOT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The provided text is a system activity log confirming the sending of a document on 07 Jul 2026. It contains no financial data, reserves, or operational details to assess financial health.

Who funds POOLE WASTE NOT WANT NOT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name POOLE WASTE NOT WANT NOT as a grant recipient include THE AMATEURS TRUST, DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2023£374kWorking Together to Thrive in our Community
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2019£254kPoole Waste Not Want Not Development

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FEEDING COVENTRY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
POOLE WASTE NOT WANT NOT£413k—0unclear—no doubt
FEEDING COVENTRY FY2025£681k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF LEWES VICTORIA HOSPITAL FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
GOOD THINGS FOUNDATION FY2025£8.1m——within—no doubt
STEPHEN'S PLACE FY2025£355k——unclear—no doubt
TOOGOODTOWASTE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt

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