NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK

Registered charity 1173349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NWN

Our aim is to bring neighbours together to create strong, friendly, active communities where crime and anti-social behaviour are less likely to happen throughout England and Wales.

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Latest income

£960k

Latest spending

£864k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £96,036 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £188,087. The trustees confirm that these reserves cover 4.0 months of budgeted general fund operating costs, meeting their stated policy target of between three and six months. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist 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

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“There was 1 member of staff whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) were between £80,000-£90,000” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“There was 1 member of staff whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) were between £80,000-£90,000” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of budgeted general fund operating costs (held: £188k)

“The full Board reviews the reserves policy annually and has agreed an unrestricted reserve fund target of between three and six months of budgeted general fund operating costs.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Neighbourhood Watch (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£960k

Total spending

£864k

Cost of raising funds

£109k

Reserves (reported)

£188k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Morris Bretmanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Jones
Andrew Whyte
Hugh Ind
Karin Phillips MBE
Rebecca Catherine Bryant OBE
Roke Julian Lockhart Beedell
Susan Pillar

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£960k	£864k
31/03/2024	£629k	£609k
31/03/2023	£551k	£569k
31/03/2022	£527k	£564k
31/03/2021	£470k	£542k

Common questions

Is NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £96,036 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £188,087. The trustees confirm that these reserves cover 4.0 months of budgeted general fund operating costs, meeting their stated policy target of between three and six months. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NETWORK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2023	£147k	Amplifying Young People's Voices
UK government	20/07/2023	£280k	Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Network
UK government	20/07/2023	£280k	Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Network
UK government	26/10/2021	£280k	Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Network
UK government	26/10/2021	£280k	Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Network
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/11/2020	£40k	The 'New-Normal' Volunteer Programme for Neighbourhood Watch