Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WATSAN UGANDA : UK SUPPORT

The provision of safe, clean water supplies, improved sanitation and hygiene education to the communities of south-west Uganda; principally in the districts of Rukungiri and Kanungu.The charity provides financial, advisory and allied support to an outstanding team of local experts based in Rukungiri.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£78£49£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£50£70£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£131£110£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£67£59£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£67£66£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£86£100£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£80£64£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£39£41£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£59£62£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£30£42£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£61£40£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£29£33£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£36£34£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£35£50£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£19£10£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£16£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.watsanuganda.org

hello@watsanuganda.org

01217078795

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Uganda,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Funding Network - Kihihi Hill water and sanitation
£9,736 22/01/2020
To reduce the spread of disease and improve the quality of life for people in Kihihi Hill, by building three rainwater harvesting tanks, 17 new toilets, and washing facilities.
The Funding Network - Bwambara Hill water supply and sanitation improvement
£5,257 17/05/2018
WATSAN transforms the lives of people living in some of the poorest neighbourhoods in south-west Uganda, helping them become thriving communities by providing safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene education.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

  • ALISON JANE FERGUSSON Appointed: 2020
  • ANDREW MURRAY MACLEAN Appointed: 2013
  • ELEANOR BENSTED
  • GRAHAM PHILIP PIPER
  • IAN HERBERT BENSTED MBE (Chair)
  • KATE ELIZABETH PARRINDER Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/2008, number: 1123803
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 Castle Lane
SOLIHULL
West Midlands
B92 8DB

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF SAFE, CLEAN WATER SUPPLIES, IMPROVED SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH-WEST UGANDA; PRINCIPALLY IN THE DISTRICTS OF RUGUNGIRI AND KANUNGU.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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