Water Stars Foundation

Analysis

Water Stars Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Water Stars Foundation reported income of £586k and spending of £585k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £336k to £586k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Stars Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heads on (£586k), Salford Loaves and Fishes Ltd (£586k) and Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited (£586k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £70k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.