THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To pay or apply the annual income of the charity's funds to such charity or charities or for such charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion determine.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024
Total income:
£805,721
Donations and legacies | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £805.72k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£874,007
Raising funds | £284.70k | |
Charitable activities | £589.31k | |
Other | £0 |
£1,829,858 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £898 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £284.70k | |
Charitable expenditure | £589.31k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £284.70k | |
Charitable expenditure | £589.31k | |
Retained for future use | £1.76m |
People

3 Employee(s)
6 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
Governance
- 23 August 1993: Standard registration
No other names
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
6 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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ALAN CHARLES WATLING | Chair |
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Nicola Khandpur | Trustee | 07 March 2025 |
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Alexandra Margaret Haswell | Trustee | 10 December 2021 |
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David Lundean | Trustee | 01 April 2019 |
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RICHARD STANLEY MARKS | Trustee | 09 December 2017 |
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SUSAN PATRICIA WATLING | Trustee | 23 March 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/09/2020 | 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2023 | 30/09/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £726.44k | £723.11k | £747.81k | £716.38k | £805.72k | |
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Total expenditure | £755.51k | £663.34k | £792.45k | £727.31k | £874.01k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £898 | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £1.40k | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £726.44k | £723.11k | £746.41k | £716.38k | £805.72k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £1.40k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £499.25k | £448.47k | £579.66k | £475.14k | £589.31k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £256.26k | £214.87k | £212.79k | £252.17k | £284.70k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £9.91k | £5.10k | £10.67k | £16.72k | £7.71k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £466.20k | £374.60k | £533.20k | £421.23k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £256.26k | £214.87k | £212.79k | £252.17k | £79.00k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 30/09/2020 | 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2023 | 30/09/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.54m | £3.14m | £3.15m | £2.89m | £96.32k | |
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Long-term investments | £13.45m | £14.53m | £13.00m | £13.44m | £17.93m | |
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Other assets | £1.44m | £1.55m | £1.58m | £1.72m | £1.72m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £414.13k | £394.55k | £396.33k | £444.00k | £472.56k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 30 September 2024 | 09 July 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2024 | 09 July 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2023 | 26 April 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2023 | 26 April 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2021 | 19 May 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2021 | 19 May 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2020 | 03 June 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2020 | 03 June 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT DATED 4 AUGUST 1993 AND DEED OF AMENDMENT DATED 30 AUGUST 2005, ORDER OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 17 AUGUST 2005 ASAMENDED BY DEED DATED23 JUNE 2014.
Charitable objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Area of benefit
COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND THE WAVENEY DISTRICT OF SUFFOLK
Contact information
- Address:
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The Geoffrey Watling Charity
8A Ber Street
NORWICH
NR1 3EJ
- Phone:
- 01603766736
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