FOUNDATION FOR WATER RESEARCH

Charity number: 1086685
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's objects are to advance the education of the public in the science, engineering and management of water resources, water treatment, water supply and use of water, the collection, treatment and re-use of wastewaters, the water environment in general and related subjects, in particular, by disseminating the useful results of relevant research.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £11,213
Total expenditure: £1,601,214

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2001: Standard registration
  • 31 October 2025: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FWR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £194.34k £152.37k £164.11k £80.61k £11.21k
Total expenditure £513.06k £416.46k £609.39k £1.11m £1.60m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.50k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 October 2024 264 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 October 2024 264 days late
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH NOVEMBER 1953, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12TH JANUARY 2001 18TH JULY 2001 AND 18 MARCH 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 AUG 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, WATER TREATMENT, WATER SUPPLY AND USE OF WATER; THE COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND RE-USE OF WASTEWATERS, THE WATER ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND RELATED SUBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED