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THE WOW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves rose to £148,099, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £153,000 (three months of operating costs). The trustees acknowledge this shortfall in the principal risks section but project that the required level of free general reserves will be achieved within the next year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Unrestricted funds and reserves currently below our reserves policy of 3 months operation” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lindeyer Francis Ferguson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£108k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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
31/05/2025£1.3m£1.2m
31/05/2024£1.0m£1.3m
31/05/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/05/2022£1.1m£1.0m
31/05/2021£941k£737k

Common questions

Is THE WOW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves rose to £148,099, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £153,000 (three months of operating costs). The trustees acknowledge this shortfall in the principal risks section but project that the required level of free general reserves will be achieved within the next year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lindeyer Francis Ferguson Limited.