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

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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.

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

MARK CHRISTOPHER TELLWRIGHTchair
ANNA PATRICIA COCKELL
Eric Macfie Young
Finbar Zane Tellwright Cockell
TIGER NICK TELLWRIGHT COCKELL

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£467k
THE JUSACA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£170k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE WATER COMMUNITY TRUST.

YORKSHIRE WATER COMMUNITY TRUST income £1.3m
FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST income £2.8m
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £667k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £363k
THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST income £1.4m
THE FARRER FAMILY TRUST income £282k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FAIRY WATER TRUST	£239k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE WATER COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST FY2025	£2.8m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	below	—	no doubt
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£667k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£363k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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