WALK21 FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1174564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALK21
Walk21 works with local communities to assess their environment and identify opportunities for improving walkability with the app. We run an international conference to disseminate best practice and share knowledge and network. We advocate for walking at a range of international forums and run workshops with local governments to develop the capacity to deliver better walkability.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £141,613 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds from £180,174 to £38,561. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £5,746 are well below the stated policy target of £65,000, a situation attributed to cash flow delays and project delivery issues. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern due to secured multi-year funding and new pipelines.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: six months of core secretariat functions, being £65,000)
“At year end, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,746. Reserves are lower than preferred this year due to some delays in cash flow and project delivery, and the trustees are considering ways to increase general reserves over the coming years to cover this commitment.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- HEATHER CAROLINE TAYLOR ALLEN
- Jason Robert King
- KRISTIE ANN DANIEL
- Rona Charlton Gibb
- SALVADOR HERRERA MONTES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
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Income and spending
Common questions
Is WALK21 FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £141,613 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds from £180,174 to £38,561. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £5,746 are well below the stated policy target of £65,000, a situation attributed to cash flow delays and project delivery issues. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees maintain that the charity is a going concern due to secured multi-year funding and new pipelines. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WALK21 FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WALK21 FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include FIA FOUNDATION, THE BAND TRUST.
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