THE WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 298365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W F A, WFA
The object of the Western Front Association is to educate the public in the history of the Great War, 1914-18.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a loss for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds decreasing from £625,933 to £542,860, primarily due to a 5% drop in income and rising costs. Despite this, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves remain well in excess of their stated policy target of six months of ongoing expenses, supported by significant accumulated reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of ongoing expenses (held: £510k)
“It is the policy of the Association that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level adequate to pay ongoing expenses for six months.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Outstanding trustee expenses
“The outstanding balances due to Trustees for unpaid expenses totalled £157 (2024: £60).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- COLIN WAGSTAFF
- DR THOMAS THORPE
- David Tattersfield · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Adam John Prime
- EVELYN ALICE WILSON
- Emrys Llewellyn Jones
- GERARD WHITE
- JONATHAN TOOHEY
- Jill Stewart
- MARK MACARTNEY
- Michael Joseph Petrus Admiraal
- RICHARD HUGHES
- Roland Renner
- Sherri Collins
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Belgium · Canada · Cyprus · France · Germany · Ireland · Luxembourg · Netherlands · New Zealand · Northern Ireland · Scotland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds decreasing from £625,933 to £542,860, primarily due to a 5% drop in income and rising costs. Despite this, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves remain well in excess of their stated policy target of six months of ongoing expenses, supported by significant accumulated reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.
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