THE WATSON HOPE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes. Trustees Do Not accept any unsolicited applications

Objects

AS PER OBJECTS IN DEED Û STANDARD OBJECTS ARE :THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITIES OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (OBJECTS) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The Watson Hope Foundation held free reserves of £25,398 at the end of the reporting period, an increase from the previous year's £10,167. The charity also maintained bank balances of £13,982 and held investments valued at £824,238 within its expendable endowment fund. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Debra Irving · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joshua Irving
• LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD · trustee of 138 other charities
• RUSSELL IRVING
• Rebecca Irving

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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