Water Fall

Analysis

Water Fall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Water Fall reported income of £516k and spending of £696k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £593k to £516k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Water Fall sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercury Phoenix Trust (£516k), The Hospice of the Good Shepherd (£516k) and Safe Child Thailand (£516k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £5,906 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.