WATERAID
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good.
Latest income
£92.1m
Expenditure
£97.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £89.5m | £85.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £91.9m | £84.5m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £94.5m | £96.4m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £90.9m | £93.6m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £92.1m | £97.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £62.8m |
| Charitable activities | £27.6m |
| Trading | £528k |
| Investment income | £1.1m |
| Total income | £92.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £71.1m |
| Raising funds | £25.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £7.5m |
| Governance | £1.1m |
| Total expenditure | £97.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £18.9m |
| Total funds | £34.3m |
| — restricted | £12.0m |
| — unrestricted | £22.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £34.3m |
| Cash | £29.4m |
People
| Employees | 933 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.