THE WSUP CHARITY
Registered charity 1170651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WSUP FOUNDATION
The WSUP Charity seeks to alleviate poverty and suffering in the world through the extension of water and sanitation services to low income communities and education on health and hygiene matters.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £114,279 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £21,447. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £15,000 to £25,000, noting that unrestricted reserves of £22,416 fall within this range. While the funding pipeline is described as 'relatively weak' with reliance on a single major donor, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to twelve months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, equating to £15,000 to £25,000 (held: £22k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds equivalent to 3 to 12 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, which equates to £15,000 to £25,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 7
“The Chair of trustees is a trustee of Eva Reckitt Trust and the Eva Reckitt Trust donated £2,000 to WSUP Charity during the year (2024: £2,000 donation). During the year, charitable grants of £2,060,633 (2024: £2,793,726) were made to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, the charity’s sole member.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WALTERS, Alicia Lucie — director, appointed 29/01/2026on trustee list
- BAGHIRATHAN, Vanniasingam Ramalingam — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
- SAPIRO, Ulrike — director, appointed 17/05/2018on trustee list
- BIRCH, David Richard — director, appointed 20/10/2015on trustee list
- LOCHERY, Peter William Shurmer — director, appointed 20/10/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alicia Lucie Walters
- DAVID RICHARD BIRCH · trustee of 1 other charity
- PETER WILLIAM SHURMER LOCHERY
- Ulrike Sapiro
- Vanniasingam Ramalingam Baghirathan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bangladesh · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Mozambique · Zambia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WSUP CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £114,279 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £21,447. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £15,000 to £25,000, noting that unrestricted reserves of £22,416 fall within this range. While the funding pipeline is described as 'relatively weak' with reliance on a single major donor, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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