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THE WATERBEACH CHARITY

Registered charity 311348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATERBEACH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Latest income
£143k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity distributed all net operating surpluses to beneficiary charities, retaining only a £3,000 buffer reserve, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,000 at year-end. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without material uncertainty. However, the charity's total fund balance decreased from £5,006,105 to £4,851,424 due to a significant loss on investment revaluations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3,000 buffer reserve (held: £3k)
“The charity distributes all net operating surpluses to the 3 beneficiary charities, except for a £3,000 buffer reserve. As these distributions are made quarterly in arrears, and as any shortfall in funds could potentially be supplemented by realising investments, no further amounts of unrestricted funds are felt necessary to be retained as "reserves".” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£143k£140k
31/12/2024£141k£139k
31/12/2023£138k£136k
31/12/2022£138k£136k
31/12/2021£134k£132k

Common questions

Is THE WATERBEACH CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity distributed all net operating surpluses to beneficiary charities, retaining only a £3,000 buffer reserve, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,000 at year-end. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without material uncertainty. However, the charity's total fund balance decreased from £5,006,105 to £4,851,424 due to a significant loss on investment revaluations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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ERSKINE MUTON TRUST FUND1£10k

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