Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE WATERLOO FOUNDATION 

OUR MAIN PROGRAMMES SUPPORT:WORLD DEVELOPMENT IN THE POOREST COUNTRIES (ALTHOUGH NOT DISASTER RELIEF) THE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS IMPACTING CLIMATE CHANGE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY, WE CAN ALSO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN WALES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £190,292,147 available, equivalent to 196 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£11,500£11,627£-127£0£190,292£190,292196.4110
31/12/21£14,343£11,137£3,206£0£246,374£246,374265.5110
31/12/20£17,775£14,099£3,676£0£216,965£216,965184.7100
31/12/19£9,532£8,812£720£0£180,391£180,391245.6100
31/12/18£9,314£9,291£23£0£158,804£158,804205.1110
31/12/17£8,537£10,180£-1,642£0£155,301£155,301183.1100
31/12/16£9,503£7,637£1,866£0£144,679£144,679227.390
31/12/15£8,242£6,858£1,384£0£128,384£128,384224.670
31/12/14£8,345£8,535£-190£19£114,542£114,542161.170
31/12/13£11,534£7,624£3,910£15£110,543£110,54317480
31/12/12£4,964£6,664£-1,700£12£102,364£102,364184.370
31/12/11£4,597£7,277£-2,680£11£92,668£92,668152.870
31/12/10£4,192£6,003£-1,811£10£121,368£121,368242.660
31/12/09£4,069£6,187£-2,118£17£110,144£110,144213.650
31/12/08£4,556£4,992£-435£60£95,113£95,113228.650
31/12/07*£103,876£1,549£102,327£155£107,286£107,286831.150

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 196.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.waterloofoundation.org.uk

info@waterloofoundation.org.uk

02920838980

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 11 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2007, number: 1117535
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR07: 74 days late,
Main office

C/O Fourth Floor, Tudor House
16 Cathedral road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;(B) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ( AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS);(C) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ADULTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING RESEARCH INTO THESE AREAS;(D) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WALES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT; AND(E) TO ADVANCE OTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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