Village Water Limited

Analysis

Village Water Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05970344). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Village Water Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Village Water Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Gives Ltd (£1.5m), The Ethiopian Orthodox Church St Mary of Zion (£1.6m) and International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £46k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £315k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.