NATHANIEL WATERHOUSE CHARITIES

Registered charity 223894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity consists of the provision and management of 24 dwelling units for elderly persons of limited means resident in the ancient parish of Halifax

Objects

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Area of benefit: THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CALDERDALE IN WEST YORKSHIRE AS CONSTITUTED FROM TIME TO TIME TOGETHER WITH SUCH PARTS OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF HALIFAX AS LIE OUTSIDE THE SAID METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£177k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished with a positive net income of £56,765 and an overall surplus of £108,081, increasing total funds to £1,397,500. The trustees report that reserves are reasonable and sufficient to maintain properties and resident support, although not at a level to enable rebuilding. The charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from almshouse residents' weekly maintenance contributions (81% of income)
“Income from almshouse residents’ weekly maintenance contributions totalled £142,389” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to maintain the properties and residents support at all times (held: £819k)
“The trustees ensure that the Charity always has sufficient reserves to maintain the properties and residents support at all times.” — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Pickles Architecture, a company connected to George Pickles, former Secretary.
“During the year £nil (2025: £15,806) was paid to Pickles Architecture,a company-connected-to George Pickles, the former Secretary.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£177k£120k
28/02/2025£172k£178k
29/02/2024£161k£141k
28/02/2023£147k£127k
28/02/2022£135k£125k

Common questions

Is NATHANIEL WATERHOUSE CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished with a positive net income of £56,765 and an overall surplus of £108,081, increasing total funds to £1,397,500. The trustees report that reserves are reasonable and sufficient to maintain properties and resident support, although not at a level to enable rebuilding. The charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NATHANIEL WATERHOUSE CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATHANIEL WATERHOUSE CHARITIES as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2024£3kGeneral Flow Through Grants

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE1£1.1m
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NATHANIEL WATERHOUSE CHARITIES£177k—0above—no doubt
SALISBURY CITY ALMSHOUSE AND WELFARE CHARITIES FY2024£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
Beaconwild Ltd FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
NAZARETH CARE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£43.3m——below—material uncertainty
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE MINSTER CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HALIFAX FY2025£499k—0below—no doubt
THOMAS PHILIPOT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024£379k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.