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THE OLD WATERWORKS

Registered charity 1191385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Old Waterworks (TOW) is an artist-led charity in Southend-on-Sea that provides studios, facilities, and research and development opportunities for artists.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:-A. CREATING HIGH QUALITY ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR SOUTHEND-ON-SEA;B. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE AREA BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUTHEND-ON-SEA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES;C. SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS, PARTICULARLY ARTISTS WHO FACE SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO REALISING THEIR POTENTIAL.

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

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,789 and restricted reserves at £9,740 at the end of the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered to be on a sound footing and able to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£32k£26k
31/12/2023£25k£25k
31/12/2022£42k£32k
31/12/2021£109k£85k

Common questions

Is THE OLD WATERWORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,789 and restricted reserves at £9,740 at the end of the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered to be on a sound footing and able to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2020£10kVanishing Point: Community Collaboration