THE LIVING WATERS TRUST

Registered charity 293957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the trust are (1) To advance the Christian faith. (2) To give help to those who suffer as a result of their faith. (3) To bring help to the disadvantaged, particularly overseas, by supporting schools and community projects and by helping with disaster relief.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £98,542.03, driven by an excess of income over expenditure of £46,871.88. The charity's total income decreased significantly from the previous year, primarily due to a reduction in donations received. Administrative costs were minimal at £76.50, while grants made totaled £81,500.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CORNELIS JOHANNUS VAN DEN BROEKchair
Adriaan van den Broek · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Canada · India · Niger · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£128k	£82k
31/03/2024	£394k	£409k
31/03/2023	£37k	£25
31/03/2022	£64k	£61k
31/03/2021	£37k	£42k

Common questions

Is THE LIVING WATERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £98,542.03, driven by an excess of income over expenditure of £46,871.88. The charity's total income decreased significantly from the previous year, primarily due to a reduction in donations received. Administrative costs were minimal at £76.50, while grants made totaled £81,500.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH	1	£72k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST.

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST income £551k
LIVING WATERS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £229k
JESUS LIVING WATER WORLD WIDE CHURCH income £270k
NEW LIFE TRUST income £778k
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Living Water Parish, Middlesbrough income £292k
THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LIVING WATERS TRUST	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD TRUST FY2024	£551k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVING WATERS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JESUS LIVING WATER WORLD WIDE CHURCH FY2025	£270k	—	within	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE TRUST FY2024	£778k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Living Water Parish, Middlesbrough FY2026	£292k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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