The South Staffordshire Water Charitable Trust
Analysis
The South Staffordshire Water Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The South Staffordshire Water Charitable Trust reported income of £240k and spending of £240k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £171k to £240k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The South Staffordshire Water Charitable Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Newham-London) (£240k), Ihelp Global (£240k) and Stride UK Foundation Limited (£240k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the Trust is to apply its income towards relieving those customers who are in conditions of need, poverty, hardship or other distress and are having difficulty making payment for the supply of water to their home but make regular payments for an amount they can afford.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Newham-London) | London | £240k |
| Ihelp Global | London | £240k |
| Stride UK Foundation Limited | Manchester | £240k |
| The Collective Aid Charitable Foundation. | Kent | £240k |