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CHARITY NO. 11706512 COMPANY NO. 09832183

THE WSUP CHARITY

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

THE WSUP CHARITY

CONTENTS Page
Legal and administrative information 2
Trustees’ Annual Report 3
Auditors Report 10
Statement of Financial Activities 14
Balance Sheet 15
Cash Flow Statement 16
Notes to Financial Statements 17

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THE WSUP CHARITY

Trustees’ Annual Report

Legal and Administrative Information

The WSUP Charity was established in November 2016 and registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, Charity number 1170651 and registered company number 09832183.

The Trustees are appointed by the Trustees in accordance with clause 25 of the Memorandum of Association of the charity.

Principal Address 1 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DD
Registered Address `
124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4JQ
Legal Advisors Bates Wells LLP
10 Queen Street Place
London EC4R 1BE
Trustees David Birch (Chair)
Vanniasingam Ramalingam Baghirathan
Peter Lochery
Ulrike Sapiro
Chief Executive Jeremy Horner
Company Secretary Anzo Francis
Auditors Crowe U.K. LLP
4th Floor
St James House
St James Square
Cheltenham, GL50 3PR

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Trustees’ Annual Report

The Trustees present their report together with financial statements for the accounting year from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

The financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements; the Companies Act 2026, and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (effective 1 January 2019).

The WSUP Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, charity number 1170651, and is a registered private company limited by guarantee, company number 09832183. Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (Registered Company no. 05419428) is the sole member of The WSUP Charity.

Objects of the Charity

The WSUP Charity was founded with the following objects:

Trustees

The Trustees of the Charity, appointed in accordance with the Memorandum of Association, are as follows:

David Birch (Chair) Vanniasingam Ramalingam Baghirathan Peter Lochery Ulrike Sapiro

Trustees are selected to give the Charity a good mix of appropriate professional skills. New trustees are provided with an induction pack consisting of the governing documents, previous two years’ annual reports and accounts, policies and procedures of the Charity, and the Charity Commission’s guidance: the essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3). The Charity’s auditors provide useful material and run courses for trustees on their roles and responsibilities.

Responsibilities of the Trustees

Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the Charity for the year. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

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Trustees’ Annual Report

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities SORP.

The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information which would give rise to concern.

The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the Charity they only possess voting rights. The Trustees are responsible for making grants from the Charity’s funds in conformity with the objects given above.

Meetings of the Trustees are held quarterly to discuss and agree matters affecting the governance of the Charity, financial statements and to review applications for grant funding and award grants in line with the objects outlined above.

Activities for Public Benefit

The Trustees of the Charity seek to guide the Charity to contribute to the alleviation of poverty through providing safe water and sanitation in any part of the world. It has been decided upon to focus our work to respond to the unprecedented explosion in urbanisation and the ensuing crisis in water and sanitation provision in low-income urban cities. The Trustees acknowledge that many individuals, both young and old, travel to cities in search of better employment opportunities and often become trapped in poverty and low-quality sanitation and water services often compound this. The Trustees believe that providing safe and dependable water and sanitation access in these communities is one of most critical components for improving the lives of the vulnerable and altering the course of their life away from poverty.

The Objects of the Trust are given above. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year

Grants awarded

The Trustees have made grants within the objects of the Charity as stated above.

During the year, the Charity awarded grants of £2,041,027 to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP). The grant supports WSUP’s programme in Mozambique, Ghana and Madagascar and strengthens WSUP’s organisational development. The grant support enables WSUP to achieve its business plan outcomes in Mozambique, Ghana and Madagascar covering a range of WASH components in implementation, capacity development of partner organisations, and influencing policy, regulation, and WASH investments. The support to organisational development covers research and learning, business analytics, thought leadership, people management, financial and stakeholder management.

Key outputs achieved during the year included the following:

Madagascar projects:

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THE WSUP CHARITY

Trustees’ Annual Report

Ghana Project

Community water supply schemes (three) & improved schools WASH (four) in Ashanti Region

Hygiene promotion campaigns were undertaken for the schools and the communities linked to the community water supply schemes.

Kenya projects

A range of interlinked tasks was successfully completed to facilitate and create the enabling environment for improving the on-site sanitation facilities for families.

A range of activities was completed to support and promote improved on-site sanitation services. This included improving the services and safety of toilet pit emptiers with better safety equipment, capacity, and skills development to operate their businesses, and to diversify their services to include solid waste management.

Continued activity to support the waste-to-resource business of Nakuru utility (NAWASSCOAL) with their briquette production and marketing. Activities to strengthen the capacity of the utilities to manage on site sanitation and the onsite sanitation framework were completed successfully.

Organisation development projects

Outreach

During the year, the Charity continued to develop relationships across several sectors in order to raise funds to further the objects of the Charity, notably:

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Trustees’ Annual Report

During the coming year, the Charity will seek to secure new grants from both UK based and international trusts and foundations and focus on developing relationships with HNWIs. Some public fundraising efforts may be considered on an ad hoc basis.

The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to the hard work of all the volunteers who work to administer the work of the Charity and give their time to further the objects outlined above.

Fundraising

The Charity’s fundraising model has been focussed on existing relationships with institutions, corporations, and a small number of individuals. The Charity has not engaged with third parties to raise funds and any direct approach to members of the public for funding has been limited. No complaints were received in relation to the Charity’s fundraising activities. The Charity is not registered with the Fundraising Regulator.

Grant making policy

In accordance with the current Charity Commission guidelines, the Charity has devised a Grant Making Policy in order to:

The Grant Making Policy of the Charity states that grants provided by the Charity will support charities and other organisations which carry out projects that are charitable under the law of England and Wales, working to improve the lives of low-income people in urban environments in developing countries by funding the establishment and management of projects that provide water, sanitation and hygiene services in advancement of the objects of the Charity.

Trustees will approve applications subject to the successful completion of the necessary due diligence checks, to be performed by the Manager, as outlined in the policy. Grants will be conditional upon the recipients agreeing to the Charity’s grant terms and conditions and no funds will be advanced before the grantee has signed up to the terms and conditions.

Review of Financial Provision

The financial statements for the accounting period ending 31 March 2025 show a deficit of £114,279 (year ended 31 March 2024: surplus of £119,649).

Reserves Policy

The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds equivalent to 3 to 12 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, which equates to £15,000 to £25,000.

At 31 March 2025, WSUP Charity held total funds of £21,447 of which (£969) was restricted and £22,416 was unrestricted (31 March 2024: total funds of £135,725 of which £106,695 was restricted and £29,030 was unrestricted).

The trustees consider the reserves policy to remain appropriate.

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Trustees’ Annual Report

Risk Management

The Trustees have reviewed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to these risks. There are two main risks: Funding pipeline and delivery partner risk.

The funding pipeline for the Charity remains relatively weak. At present the Charity has only one major donor. Action has been taken to ensure that the relationship with the major donor is managed well. Additional steps will be taken to build the quality and scale of the funding pipeline.

The Charity’s principal delivery partner is WSUP. WSUP’s financial position has been affected by the reduction in broadly restricted funding, and increased reliance on restricted funding. WSUP has taken mitigation action to manage the risks that it faces, and the WSUP Board consider that WSUP will remain a going concern for the foreseeable future.

Going Concern

The Trustees have reviewed the:

The Trustees note that the Charity has secured a grant for the 18-month period from July 2025 to December 2026 totalling £3,187,500 and discussions have commenced to secure additional funds.

After considering the forecasts and projections, including funding pipeline and cost controls, the Trustees have concluded that the Charity has a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Audit information

The Trustees confirm that:

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies’ exemptions provided by Section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Trustees on 4 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

David Birch

Chair of Trustees

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WSUP CHARITY

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The WSUP Charity (‘the charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WSUP CHARITY (continued)

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 3, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Details of the extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud and noncompliance with laws and regulations are set out below.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WSUP CHARITY (continued)

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error, and discussed these between our audit team. We then designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charitable company operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be fundamental to the charitable company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charitable company for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context for the UK operations were General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption legislation.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquire of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the override of controls by management and grant income recognition. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management, and the Trustees about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission, and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of nondetection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WSUP CHARITY (continued)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Tara Westcott

Senior Statutory Auditor For and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP Statutory Auditor Fourth Floor St James House St James Square Cheltenham, GL50 3PR

Date: 18 December 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Note
Donations and legacies
3
Other income
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable Activities
Grant making
4
Support costs
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Net income/(expenditure) before tax for
reporting period
Tax
Net income/(expenditure) after tax and before investment
gains/(losses)
Bank interest
Net movement in funds
Funds Brought Forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 31 March
2025
31 March
2024
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
1,960,614
12,988
1,973,602
2,921,667
-
-
-
-
1,960,614
12,988
1,973,602
2,921,667
2,060,633
19,800
2,080,433
2,764,165
7,645
-
7,645
38,421
2,068,278
19,800
2,088,078
2,802,586
(107,664)
(6,812)
(114,476)
119,081
-
-
-
-
(107,664)
(6,812)
(114,476)
119,081
-
198
198
568
(107,664)
(6,615)
(114,279)
119,649
106,695
29,030
135,725
16,076
(969)
22,416
21,447
135,725

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Company number 09832183

THE WSUP CHARITY

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

31 March 31 March
2025 2024
Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
£ £ £ £
Note
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand 4,229 23,997 28,226 136,504
Total Current Assets 4,229 23,997 28,226 136,504
LIABILITIES
Creditors: Amounts due within one year 6 5,198 1,581 6,779 779
NET CURRENT ASSETS (969) 22,416 21,447 135,725
NET ASSETS (969) 22,416 21,447 135,725
FUNDS 9 (969) 22,416 21,447 135,725
TOTAL FUNDS (969) 22,416 21,447 135,725

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies’ regime.

Approved by the Trustees and authorised for issue on 4 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by

David Birch Chair of Trustees

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Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities
11
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward
12		 31 March
2025
31 March
2024
£
£
(108,278)
(590,054)
(108,278)
(590,054)
136,504
726,558
28,226
136,504

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Basis of Preparation

a) Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts .

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) – Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and applicable Accounting Standards.

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

b) Going concern

After considering the forecasts and projections, including funding pipeline, and cost controls, the Trustees have concluded that the Charity has a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

c) Accounting Policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies.

2. Accounting Policies

a) Income

Income is recognised when WSUP Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when WSUP Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service or agreed activity is deferred until the series is delivered or activity is carried out. In the case of contracted income that includes a budgeted profit margin, income is recognised on the basis of actual costs incurred together with the attributable recoverable margin

Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees’ annual report.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

b) Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

c) Assets

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the Charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

d) Critical estimates and judgements

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, which are described in note 2, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates, assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.

In the view of the directors, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.

3. Income

Year ended 31
March 2025
Restricted Unrestricted Total
£ £ £
Donations 1,960,614 12,998 1,973,602
Year ended 31
March 2024
Restricted Unrestricted Total
£ £ £
Donations 2,851,596 70,671 2,921,667

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

4. Expenditure

Expenditure on charitable activities
Support CostsBank charges
Support Costs
Insurance
Support Costs
Registered office and filing fees
Support Costs
Website
Support Costs
Legal
Support Costs
Audit - current year
Support Costs
Audit - prior year
Expenditure on charitable activities
Support Costs
Bank charges
Support Costs
Insurance
Support Costs
Registered office and filing
fees
Support Costs
Website
Support Costs
Legal
Support Costs
Audit - current year
Support Costs
Audit - prior year		 Expenditure on charitable activities
Support CostsBank charges
Support Costs
Insurance
Support Costs
Registered office and filing fees
Support Costs
Website
Support Costs
Legal
Support Costs
Audit - current year
Support Costs
Audit - prior year
Expenditure on charitable activities
Support Costs
Bank charges
Support Costs
Insurance
Support Costs
Registered office and filing
fees
Support Costs
Website
Support Costs
Legal
Support Costs
Audit - current year
Support Costs
Audit - prior year		 Year ended 31
March 2025
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
2,060,633
19,800
2,080,433
92
-
92
816
-
816
137
-
137
600
-
600
-
-
-
6,000
-
6,000
-
-
-
2,068,278
19,800
2,088,078
Year ended 31
March 2024
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
2,748,726
45,000
2,793,726
98
-
98
1,220
-
1,220
56
-
56
3551
-
3,551
2400
-
2,400
779
-
779
756
-
756
2,757,586
45,000
2,802,586

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

4. Expenditure (continued)

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
Activity
Activities undertaken directly
Activity 1
WASH sector in Mozambique, Ghana, Madagascar,
and Organisation Development
Activity 2
Project administration
Total		 Grant
funding of
activities
Year ended
31 March
2025
Year ended
31 March
2024
£
£
£
2,080,433
2,080,433
2,793,726
2,447
2,447
8,860
2,082,880
2,082,880
2,802,586

5. Net Income

Net income is stated after Auditor’s remuneration of £5,000 plus VAT (2024: £1,279 plus VAT).

6. Creditors due within one year

Accruals
Inter-company creditor – Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor		 2025
2024
£
£
6,779
779
-
-
6,779
779

7. Transactions with Trustees and related parties

The Chair of trustees received remuneration or other benefits from employment with a related entity totalling £Nil (2024: £10,443). £Nil trustee travel expenses were incurred (2024: £Nil). The Chair of trustees is a trustee of Eva Reckitt Trust and the Eva Reckitt Trust donated £2,000 to WSUP Charity during the year (2024: £2,000 donation).

During the year, charitable grants of £2,060,633 (2024: £2,793,726) were made to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, the charity’s sole member. At the balance sheet date, £Nil (2024: £Nil) was owed to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor by the WSUP Charity in respect of grant approved but not yet paid.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

8. Additional disclosures

The WSUP Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, charity number 1170651, and is a registered private company limited by guarantee, company number 09832183. Its registered address is 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX.

Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (registered company no. 05419428) is the sole member of the WSUP Charity. Its registered address is 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX.

9. Statement of funds

Year ended 31 March 2025
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
WASH transformation and
organisational
development
TOTAL FUNDS
Year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds – WASH
transformation
TOTAL FUNDS
Brought
forward
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
in/(out)
Carried
forward
£
£
£
£
£
29,030
13,186
(19,800)
-
22,416
106,695
1,960,614
(2,068,278)
-
(969)
135,725
1,973,800
(2,088,078)
-
21,447

Brought
forward
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
in/(out)
Carried
forward
£
£
£
£
£
3,391
70,639
(45,000)
-
29,030
12,685
2,851,596
(2,757,586)
-
106,695
16,076
2,922,235
(2,802,586)
-
135,725

WASH transformation expenditure supports WSUP’s programmes in Mozambique, Madagascar, and Ghana, and strengthens WSUP’s organisational development.

Restricted funds are overdrawn at year ended 31 March 2025 due to timing differences on incoming resources.

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THE WSUP CHARITY

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

10. Analysis of net assets by fund

Cash and bank
Creditors		 Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Total
Funds
Total
funds
2025
2025
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
4,229
23,997
28,226
136,504
(5,198)
(1,581)
(6,779)
(779)
(969)
22,416
21,447
135,725

11. Net cash provided by operating activities

Net (deficit) / surplus for the year
(As per Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustment for:
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by operating activities		 2025
2024
£
£
(114,278)
119,649
6,000
(709,703)
(108,278)
(590,054)

12. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

2025 2024
£ £
Cash at bank 28,226 136,504

13. Analysis of changes in net cash

At 1 At 31 March
April 2024 Cashflows 2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank 136,504 (108,278) 28,226

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