Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

WATERAID INTERNATIONAL

WaterAid international (WAi) brings together the international group of WaterAid organisations to develop a global response to the world's water and sanitation crisis. WAi will help to consolidate relationships between WaterAid organisations and ensure that these organisations share a common vision, mission and values, as well as ensure greater coordination of strategy and policy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23£894£893£1£0£206£2062.870
31/03/22£955£950£5£0£205£2052.670
31/03/21£1,180£1,121£59£0£200£2002.160
31/03/20£1,312£1,248£64£0£141£1351.360
31/03/19£1,131£1,090£41£0£77£710.850
31/03/18£690£660£30£0£36£300.560
31/03/17£581£650£-69£0£6£0n/a00
31/03/16£488£489£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£488£416£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£386£556£-170n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£441£463£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£597£401£196£47£196£270.800
31/03/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 34%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.wateraid.org

supportercare@wateraid.org

02077934500

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Sweden, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81
  • ANDREW JAMES GREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chair, Ned, Trustee
  • ANDREW TOWLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Invester
  • JAN SIGURD MICHAEL ARTHURSSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Adviser
  • MARTIN MUNRO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • MAUREEN PATRICIA O'NEIL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • MOHAMED SIGBE BEAVOGUI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • PROFESSOR HIROAKI FURUMAI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Professor
  • PROFESSOR MALA RAO OBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Clinical Fellow
  • THE HON KARLENE ANN MAYWALD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/2010, number: 1137900
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2010, number: 07238796
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

6th Floor
20 Canada Square
London
E14 5NN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF WAI ARE TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES, SANITATION AND ADVICE ON RELATED HEALTH MATTERS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SUCH POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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