FAIRY WATER TRUST

Registered charity 1173336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The areas we focus on for grant making are (UK based):Newborn & fetal health; Outdoor activity; Conservation; Community projects

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (THE "OBJECTS").

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £401,449, which the trustees consider sufficient to guard against potential future loss or temporary fluctuations in income. The charity reported total income of £238,940 and total expenditure of £154,679 for the year, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/05/2024, 104 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£239k£155k
31/03/2024£348k£162k
31/03/2023£269k£139k
31/03/2022£9k£60k
31/03/2021£9k£60k

Common questions

Is FAIRY WATER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £401,449, which the trustees consider sufficient to guard against potential future loss or temporary fluctuations in income. The charity reported total income of £238,940 and total expenditure of £154,679 for the year, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
RONTADES LIMITED1£300k
C R AND I TRUST LIMITED1£5k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRESHWATER FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAIRY WATER TRUST£239k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRESHWATER FOUNDATION FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
PARKWATER FOUNDATION FY2025£358k—0unclear—no doubt
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£363k—0below—no doubt
THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION FY2024£925k—0unclear—no doubt
FLAIR FOUNDATION FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt

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