THE WASHING MACHINE PROJECT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We fund activities to provide relief of financial need or suffering amongst victims of war or natural or other kinds of disaster, trouble or catastrophe. We focus on funding a range of organisations to undertake research, development and deployment of practical solutions to everyday problems.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED OR SUFFERING AMONGST VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE BY:A) MAKING OF GRANTS THAT FULFIL THEIR NEEDS THROUGH CHARITIES, CHARITABLE BODIES OR COMMUNITY FACING ORGANISATIONS; ANDB) MAKING GRANTS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING DEPLOYMENT OF SOLUTIONS AND ENSURING THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £178,516 for the year ended 19 July 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £215,766. The charity has no staff and relies on trustees for management, with expenditure significantly lower than the previous year due to the timing of grants. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Washing Machine Project Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Oliver Edward Walton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jon Nicholls
• Nicola Louise Bramwell Hibon Jackson
• Shabana Ghori
• Siobhan McGrath

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

Operates in: India · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Lebanon · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda

Income and spending

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