WASH WADER RESEARCH GROUP

Registered charity 1196663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scientific monitoring of wild bird populations that use The Wash estuary, with the aim of improving our understanding of the habitats, food supply and migration patterns. We train people in the UK and elsewhere in the safe catching and monitoring of waders, we manufacture and supply specialist equipment and we educate the public in our activities.

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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £90,008.82 against total expenditure of £60,020.50, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £538,804.04, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £16,500 (two years of basic commitments).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years of basic commitments (£16,500) (held: £539k)
At 2024 prices, the amount to be kept in reserve is £16,500.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Iceland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£90k£60k
31/12/2023£59k£71k
31/12/2022£66k£45k

Common questions

Is WASH WADER RESEARCH GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £90,008.82 against total expenditure of £60,020.50, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £538,804.04, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £16,500 (two years of basic commitments). Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.