Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 16

WATERLOO UNCOVERED

Waterloo Uncovered was established in 2015, the Battle of Waterloo's bicentenary, to undertake the first major excavation of the battlefield, and support serving personnel and veterans in their recovery, education and return (transition) to civilian life. The charity includes education and welfare as charitable objectives, and encourages multinational collaboration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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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
30/04/23		£800	£833	£-33	£100	£80	£63	0.9	6	50
30/04/22		£482	£638	£-156	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21		£636	£444	£192	£22	£269	£167	4.5	3	50
30/04/20		£427	£408	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/19		£392	£314	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18		£184	£205	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17	*	£92	£96	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

http://www.waterloouncovered.com/

info@waterloouncovered.com

07834221149

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Belgium, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Ministry of Defence	£287,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£97,955
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust	£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,966
City Bridge Trust	£11,665

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Match Santa Run - Waterloo Uncovered
£2,603	19/04/2024	Providing innovative projects and programmes for current and ex-service people and their families
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waterloo Uncovered
£77,955	07/06/2023	Waterloo Uncovered 2023 Finds Programme & Resilience
National Lottery Community Fund - Waterloo Uncovered - Post-Pandemic Capacity Building
£10,000	27/05/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of support and recovery for Veterans and Serving Military Personnel who are struggling with physical and mental issues. The project uses archaeology and heritage to engage participants and delivers a ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of support and recovery for Veterans and Serving Military Personnel who are struggling with physical and mental issues. The project uses archaeology and heritage to engage participants and delivers a virtual programme excavation programme arts programme finds and battlefield uncovered programme. The project aims to assist people experiencing issues including PTSD to move forward and remove barriers which will improve their physical and mental health.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waterloo Uncovered
£10,000	11/05/2022	Hidden Histories of Waterloo
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500	12/11/2021	To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£25,000	03/09/2021	For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waterloo Uncovered
£10,000	11/03/2021	NL20: Waterloo Uncovered Redevelopment & Resilience Planning
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - from R1 - Waterloo Uncovered
£5,000	04/02/2021	Towards core costs to support 30 Veterans and Serving Military Personnel with physical/mental health challenges through a twelve-month Wellbeing Programme, building towards participation at the archaeological excavation at the Waterloo Battlefield.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£60,000	25/06/2020	Funding enabled the group to continue to support veterans and serving military personnel through their unique support programme focused around a ground-breaking archaeological excavation at the Waterloo Battlefield.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£60,000	15/06/2020	To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Waterloo Uncovered
£11,665	19/05/2020	A grant of £11,665 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waterloo Uncovered Covid-19 Support Programme
£9,966	15/05/2020 7	The funding will be used to run a virtual support programme for veterans and serving military personnel who are living with mental ill health and physical injury.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£150,000	01/04/2020	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
National Lottery Community Fund - WU Community Development Plan
£9,400	17/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to purchase office supplies and IT equipment. The project aims to expand the support available for the military serving personnel and veterans.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£75,000	01/04/2019	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£75,000	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£75,000	01/04/2017	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74

BRIGADIER GREVILLE BIBBY CBE Appointed: 2016

JAMES HOPKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES FOINETTE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Army Officer

LORRAINE MONEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL MITCHELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: President Of Family Owned Aerospace Consulting Com

PETER ANTONY CAWSTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Investment Management

ROSE HALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2016, number: 1168268
Registered at Companies House on 09/04/2015, number: 09533851

Gift Aid

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR17: 0 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE H J CHARITABLE TRUST on 06/07/2023

Main office

Suite 102
Parkway House
Sheen Lane
LONDON
SW14 8LS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY UNDERTAKING AND PROMOTING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION AND STUDY OF SITES OF MILITARY INTEREST;TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY BUT IN PARTICULAR (AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED OR WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR INJURED WHILST SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES BY PARTICIPATION IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION AND STUDY OF SITES OF MILITARY INTEREST;TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, BY ADVANCING ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE RELIEF OF VETERANS IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR INJURY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES THROUGH (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INJURED, DISABLED AND OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION AND STUDY OF SITES OF MILITARY INTEREST.

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