Waterside Community Fund

Registered charity 255778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALLOTMENT FOR THE LABOURING POOR, DIBDEN ALLOTMENTS CHARITY, DIBDEN ALLOTMENTS FUND

The income of the charity is applied in the relief of hardship and distress to those resident in Hythe & Dibden, Fawley and Marchwood Parishes of Hampshire and to organisations with similar aims.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£391k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £10,873,640, comprising an endowment fund of £10,706,915 and unrestricted funds of £166,725. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aim of keeping at least three months' running costs in hand, which they report is covered by sufficient cash deposits. The charity does not rely on fundraising for its income, deriving its resources primarily from investment returns.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £167k)

“However, the aim of the Trustees is to keep at least 3 months’ running costs in hand to cover possible variations on income from the investment portfolio.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN RUTHERFORD ALVEY
CHRISTINA JAMES
Christopher Harrison
Daniel Poole · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Anthony Wheeler · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDITH ROSALIND AMARYLLI SAXBY
Sandra Delemare
Sean Cullen · trustee of 1 other charity
Suzanne Elizabeth Kellett

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£391k	£407k
31/03/2024	£445k	£368k
31/03/2023	£419k	£504k
31/03/2022	£415k	£404k
31/03/2021	£329k	£279k

Common questions

Is Waterside Community Fund financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £10,873,640, comprising an endowment fund of £10,706,915 and unrestricted funds of £166,725. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aim of keeping at least three months' running costs in hand, which they report is covered by sufficient cash deposits. The charity does not rely on fundraising for its income, deriving its resources primarily from investment returns. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST.

WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST income £773k
Gateway Waterside income £140k
THE FLOOD CHARITY income £117k
THE WAQF FUND income £563k
WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE income £218k
SIR HENRY EDWARDS' CHARITIES income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Waterside Community Fund	£391k	—	above	—	no doubt
WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£773k	—	below	1.6%	no doubt
Gateway Waterside FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FLOOD CHARITY FY2025	£117k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WAQF FUND FY2024	£563k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE FY2025	£218k	£37,857.76	unclear	—	no doubt

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