Waterloo Uncovered

Analysis

Waterloo Uncovered is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09533851). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Waterloo Uncovered reported income of £426k and spending of £396k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £636k to £426k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Waterloo Uncovered sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ffestiniog Railway Society (£425k), How Hill Trust (£427k) and Helping Rhinos (£424k).