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WATERAID

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Charitable companyMajorRegistered
www.wateraid.org

Wateraid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good.

Latest HighlightsFY 2025

Income

All sources

£92,116,000
Expenditure

All activities

£97,018,000
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£18,900,000
Total Assets

Gross assets

£46,717,000
Working Capital

Liquidity

£18,772,000

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 1,903 similar major charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
2.3 months
Median: 3.6 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
1.4%
Median: 8.2%Around typical
Spending Efficiency
73.3%
Median: 97.2%Below typical
Income Concentration
55.6%
Median: 87.1%Top quartile
Fundraising ROI
3.6x
Median: 27.3xBelow typical
Income Volatility
3.2%
Median: 13.4%Top quartile
Self-Generated Income
31.7%
Median: 92.1%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
0.1%
Median: 8.7%Below typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
73.3%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

3.6%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.1%
Grant Making

% given away

10.6%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

26.6%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

2.3 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

68.2%
Government Reliance

% of income

3.5%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 5564

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

1.4%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

0.1%
Volatility

Stable

3.2%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Depleting

Governance

Employees

Staff count

933
Volunteers

Volunteer count

870
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0.9:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£98,731
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

10.8%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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