WE SOLVE PROBLEMS CIO

Registered charity 1171037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC054284 (OSCR)

We organise Maths Circles (after-school maths-loving training sessions) and Maths Battle competitions. Our goal is to help UK schools and students to make advanced maths more popular.

Objects

3. ObjectThe objects of the CIO are:To advance the education of the public in the subject of mathematics. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, especially through extra curriculum mathematics amongst those in education at secondary school level.Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for purposes which are not exclusively charitable. Throughout this constitution, 'charitable' means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the 2005 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing this constitution of the CIO is the law of England and Wales.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£341k
Latest spending
£325k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a surplus of £16,216, bringing total accumulated funds to £74,955. The trustees have stated an intention to build reserves equivalent to at least three months of operating expenditure. The charity is dependent on philanthropic support from trustees for the majority of its funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating expenditure (held: £75k)
“The charity intends to build a reserves policy equivalent to at least three months operating expenditure during the next year.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£341k£325k
30/04/2024£154k£122k
30/04/2023£85k£65k
30/04/2022£11k£14k
30/04/2021£49k£54k

Common questions

Is WE SOLVE PROBLEMS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a surplus of £16,216, bringing total accumulated funds to £74,955. The trustees have stated an intention to build reserves equivalent to at least three months of operating expenditure. The charity is dependent on philanthropic support from trustees for the majority of its funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.