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the waterloo foundation

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Waterloo Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Cardiff and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,208,820
Latest Expenditure
£13,752,843

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 118.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,155,970
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £6,052,850
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £13,321,852
Raising Funds £430,676
Governance £15,778
Grants to Institutions £12,640,579
Other Expenditure £315

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,208,820£13,752,843£13,321,852£220,064,926£220,064,92610 / 0
2023£10,318,255£13,742,251£13,361,862£212,075,827£212,075,82710 / 0
2022£11,499,919£11,627,028£11,255,123£190,292,147£190,292,14711 / 0
2021£14,342,748£11,136,579£10,838,547£246,373,827£246,373,82711 / 0
2020£17,775,166£14,098,787£13,919,880£216,964,652£216,964,65210 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers