United Utilities Trust Fund
Analysis
United Utilities Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05309512). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, United Utilities Trust Fund reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.8m to £3.5m (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Utilities Trust Fund sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Business International (£3.5m), The Band Aid Charitable Trust (£3.5m) and Cripplegate Foundation (£3.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £107k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The relief of those persons who are in condition of need, poverty, hardship or other distress and are unable to meet the cost of charges for the supply of water and/or sewerage services provided to premises used or occupied by them by United as water and/or sewerage undertaker appointed pursuant to the Water Industry Act 1991 (or any statutory modification or amendment to that Act).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Business International | London | £3.5m |
| The Band Aid Charitable Trust | Surrey | £3.5m |
| Cripplegate Foundation | London | £3.5m |
| Salford Foundation Limited | Salford | £3.6m |