EQUAL AQUA

Charity number: 1190730
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. Improving access to safe and sustainable drinking water; 2. Expanding access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations; 3. Taking action to promote conservation of the natural environment; improve water quality by reducing pollution; protect and restore water-related ecosystems.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £44,735
Total expenditure: £51,454

People

8 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bury

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 August 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nishay Nathwani Chair 01 February 2021
None on record
Zion Okama Trustee 17 November 2024
None on record
Bernard Ekongu Trustee 17 November 2024
None on record
Daphne Carliez Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Micheala Chan Trustee 24 March 2021
None on record
Garth Singleton Trustee 23 February 2021
None on record
Natasha Chadwick Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
Dr Thomas William McLenachan Trustee 05 August 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £13.50k £12.16k £53.66k £44.74k
Total expenditure £12.69k £11.54k £44.49k £51.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 December 2024 08 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 May 2024 187 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 18 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Aug 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA BY:- 1. IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE DRINKING WATER; 2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE SANITATION AND HYGIENE, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THOSE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS; 3. TAKING ACTION TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING POLLUTION; PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER-RELATED ECOSYSTEMS. 4. INCREASING WATER-USE EFFICIENCY TO ADDRESS WATER SCARCITY AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM WATER SCARCITY; 5. SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN IMPROVING WATER AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT; 6. IMPROVING EDUCATION AROUND WATER AND SANITATION ISSUES IN SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES; 7. COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE UGANDA TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES; 8. RAISING AWARENESS AROUND WATER INEQUALITY IN AFRICA, TO BUILD SUPPORT IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE TO TACKLE THESE INEQUALITIES; 9. RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES THROUGH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PERSONAL AND PRIVATE FUND RAISING, AND CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS; AND 10. PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND OTHER PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF EQUAL AQUA AND OUR AFFILIATES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEES INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005) AND (SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008).

Contact information

Address:
85 CHURCH STREET
AINSWORTH
BOLTON
BL2 5RD
Phone:
07533534482
Email:
info@equalaqua.org
Website:

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