WOKINGHAM FIREWORKS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1168821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOKINGHAM FIREWORKS SOCIETY

The organisation and delivery of an annual Charity Firework display in Wokingham. All surplus proceeds are donated to local charities and charitable causes.

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Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £2,171 in the year ended 30 April 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £16,889. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover potential costs of event cancellation, noting that the current costs of staging an event are approximately £38,000. The charity has no employees, no management expenses, and no defined-benefit pension schemes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £16,000 (held: £17k)
The Trustees feel that a reserve fund of £16,000 provides sufficient cover for the likley costs of an abortive event in one year.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£84k£82k
30/04/2024£76k£73k
30/04/2023£68k£68k
30/04/2022£61k£27k
30/04/2021£0£583

Common questions

Is WOKINGHAM FIREWORKS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £2,171 in the year ended 30 April 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £16,889. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover potential costs of event cancellation, noting that the current costs of staging an event are approximately £38,000. The charity has no employees, no management expenses, and no defined-benefit pension schemes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.