The Living Waters Trust

Analysis

The Living Waters Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in May 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Living Waters Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £17k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £15k to £12k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Living Waters Trust sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Purfleet (£12k), Neath Islamic Cultural Centre (£12k) and New Life Baptist Church Telford (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.