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WATERAID

WaterAid is an international non-governmental organisation and registered charity that works globally to provide communities with access to clean water, safe sanitation, and hygiene education.

#01787329 · Active · Group / consolidated · Registered charity #288701 · Incorporated 1984-01-30 (42y 9m) · Last filing 2026-10-12 (this month)
Health Care · SIC 88990 · Q Human Health & Social Work Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-04-13 (in 6 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£36m

+8.5% vs 2025

Net assets

£39m

+13.5% vs 2025

Employees

941

+2.1% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£4.6m

+194.6% vs 2025

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Total income £90,861,000£92,116,000£109,787,000 +19.2%
Operating profit ——— —
Profit before tax —-£4,902,000£4,638,000 +194.6%
Net profit -£2,778,000-£4,902,000£4,638,000 +194.6%
Cash —£33,109,000£35,931,000 +8.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £39,421,000£34,571,000£39,266,000 +13.6%
Net assets £39,212,000£34,310,000£38,948,000 +13.5%
Equity £39,212,000£34,310,000£38,948,000 +13.5%
Average employees 876922941 +2.1%
Wages £29,440,000£31,852,000£34,139,000 +7.2%
Directors' remuneration £773,000£764,000— —
Directors' pension contributions £15,975£16,124— —
Highest paid director £137,481£142,110£148,357 +4.4%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Net margin -3.1%-5.3%4.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 14.7%26.6%23.2%
Current ratio —3.56x4.21x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“As required by the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102), we assess whether there are any uncertainties that cast doubt over our ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. WATERAID · parent
    1. WaterAid Trading Limited 100% · England and Wales · Identifying and undertaking commercial licensing deals
    2. Resilient Water Accelerator Limited 100% · United Kingdom · To work with local decision makers to identify and cultivate opportunities that can help promote investment in water security
    3. WATERAID (WASH AND HEALTH) LIMITED 100% · England and Wales · Dormant

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

13 active · 82 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WAINWRIGHT, Timothy John Secretary 2017-05-15 — —
AL-KHATIB, Hind Director 2025-09-16 Oct 1954 Jordanian,Swiss
CHANDA, Osward Mulenga Director 2025-09-16 Jun 1965 Zambian
CLARK, Alyson Margaret Director 2019-10-11 Sep 1958 British
DAYAL, Ashvin Director 2023-07-11 Apr 1969 Indian
GREEN, Andrew James Director 2020-10-09 Sep 1955 British
JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme Director 2025-09-16 Jan 1981 British
KAMAL, Simi Sadaf Director 2023-07-11 Oct 1957 Pakistani
MORRIS, Richard James Director 2025-09-16 Apr 1971 British
NAIR, Sanjay Director 2023-07-11 Apr 1968 Indian
PERTWEE, Nina Marta Director 2023-07-11 Sep 1963 British
SCHMIDT-TRAUB, Guido, Dr Director 2019-10-11 May 1972 German
WILD, Hilary Frances Director 2019-10-11 Sep 1949 British,Irish
Show 82 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CROFTS, Alan Francis Secretary 2000-09-20 2003-03-05
FROST, Barbara Mary Secretary 2007-09-07 2017-05-12
FROST, Barbara Mary Secretary 2006-01-01 2007-04-01
GHANDHI, Jehangir Dhunjishaw Secretary 2003-03-05 2005-07-27
HAWORTH, James Secretary — 2000-09-20
LAWRENCE, Andrew March Secretary 2007-04-01 2007-09-07
AL-QASSAB, Zaid Anmar Director 2018-10-12 2023-03-15
ALEXANDER, Alan, Professor Director 2001-09-19 2006-03-17
ALVARINHO, Manuel Joaquim Carrilho Director 2017-10-13 2025-09-16
ANIE, Sylvia Josephine, Dr Director 2015-10-09 2017-02-24
BANON, Jean Claude Director 1997-12-10 2001-09-19
BATCHELOR, Paul Anthony Director 2009-09-03 2015-10-09
BELSHAW, Hugh Richard Director 2006-12-06 2013-10-11
BHATIA, Amirali Alibhai, Lord Director 1999-09-22 2002-12-04
BHATT, Ashish Janardan Director 2003-09-18 2006-10-05
BITEYE, Mamadou Director 2023-07-11 2025-08-14
BLOMFIELD-SMITH, Rosamund Director 1996-10-16 2002-09-19
BOND, Kevin Patrick, Dr Director 1998-09-23 2000-03-08
BRADBURY, Martin Frederick Director 2003-09-18 2006-10-05
BROCKLEHURST, Clarissa Director 2011-10-14 2017-10-13
CAIRNCROSS, Alexander Messent, Prof Director 1999-09-22 2008-10-09
CARR, Rosemary Elizabeth Director 2011-10-14 2018-10-12
CHAMBERS, Ernest George Wilkie Director 1995-10-25 2001-09-19
CHANNON, Gordon Director 2000-09-20 2008-08-28
CHATTERJEE, Ashoke Kumar Director 2002-12-04 2006-10-05
CLARK, Timothy Nicholas Director 2013-10-11 2020-10-09
COCKER, Victor Director 1996-10-16 2007-10-05
COLLACOTT, Harpinder Kaur Athwal Director 2019-10-11 2022-10-02
DAWSON, Leslie William Director 2001-09-19 2003-04-15
DERWENT, Stuart Director 2000-12-06 2006-10-05
FEACHEM, Richard George Andrew Director 1993-10-27 1995-01-25
FLINT, Richard David Director 2011-10-14 2017-10-13
GILMORE, Fiona Director 1997-09-24 2003-09-18
GOURLAY, Robert Martin Director 1995-10-25 2002-09-19
GREEN, Myra Director 1996-10-16 2002-09-19
HARRIS, John Richard Director 1994-10-26 1997-03-12
HENDERSON, Bernard Vere Director — 1995-01-25
HODKINSON, Gregory Director 2008-02-11 2014-10-10
HOFFMAN, Michael Richard Director 1993-07-28 1996-03-25
HOLLIDAY, Frederick George Thomas, Professor Sir Director 1994-10-26 1997-09-24
HOOD, William Nicholas Director — 1997-09-24
HOWARD, James Charles Director — 1994-04-27
ISHERWOOD, John David Gould Director — 2001-09-19
KALIBBALA, Agnes Kadama Director 2006-12-06 2013-10-11
KATWALA, Sandeep Director 2009-09-03 2015-10-09
KELLY, Vincent Anthony Director 2006-10-05 2012-10-12
KINNERSLEY, David John Director — 1998-09-23
LAING, John Martin Kirby, Sir Director 1997-09-24 1999-06-09
LOUGHLIN, Christopher Director 2012-10-12 2018-10-12
LUFFRUM, David John Director 1996-10-16 2003-09-18
MACLEAN, Alexander Director — 1995-10-25
MARA, David Duncan Director — 2001-09-19
MARSHALL, Robert Braithwaite, Sir Director — 1993-10-31
MILLWARD, Peter John Director 2010-09-02 2016-10-07
MOORE, Dinah Anne Director 2003-12-03 2008-10-09
MORGAN, Karen Jane Director 1992-01-22 2007-10-05
MOTTRAM, Heidi Director 2017-10-13 2025-09-16
NEWMAN, Peter John Director 2013-10-11 2019-10-11
PANKHURST, Helen Sylvia Tarik, Dr Director 2006-12-06 2013-10-11
PAUL, Roderick Sayers Director — 1998-09-19
PELCZER, Jeremy David Director 2007-05-31 2013-10-11
PITCHER, Desmond Henry, Sir Director 1993-07-28 1996-10-16
POINTER, Roy Alan Director 2003-06-04 2006-03-03
POOLE, Roger Martin Director — 1998-09-23
RAO, Mala, Professor Director 2017-10-13 2025-09-30
READER, Nigel Frederick Director 1999-12-08 2011-10-14
SEGALL, Anna Julien Director 2013-10-11 2019-10-11
SENANAYAKE, Pramilla, Dr Director 2003-03-05 2009-10-08
SEXTON, John Richard Director 2001-09-19 2005-09-22
SIDIBE, Myriam Assa, Dr Director 2015-10-09 2021-10-08
SIMPSON, Peter John Director 2018-10-12 2026-09-16
SKELLETT, Colin Frank Director 1997-09-24 2003-09-18
SKILLING, Heather Director 2017-10-13 2025-01-27
SPEED, Hugh David Mcconnachie Director 1997-09-24 2004-12-01
SPEED, Hugh David Mcconnachie Director — 1993-04-28
STRAKER, Michael Ian Bowstead, Sir Director — 1994-10-26
TAYLOR, Pamela Margaret Director 2003-09-18 2011-10-14
TWEEDIE, Matthew Stuart Director 2018-10-12 2023-11-28
VAID, Stephen Rajinder Kumar Director 2015-10-09 2018-10-12
VON SIMSON, Piers Director — 1999-09-22
WHITEMAN, Kevin Ian Director 2003-09-18 2009-10-08
WUILLAMIE, Christiane Director 2011-10-14 2017-10-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 315 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-12-11 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-10-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-09-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-09-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-08-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-09 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-01-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-12-11 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-12-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-12-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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