innovate WASH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 December 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £245
Latest expenditure: £178
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Cedar House, St. Francis Close, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9SH

02 Activities

What the charity does

We work with local organisations to devise and deliver water solutions in water-stressed rural schools and communities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £245
Total Gross Expenditure: £178

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £15
Total Gross Expenditure: £74

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £829
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,171

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £498
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,417

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £856

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £245
Total Gross Expenditure: £178
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £15
Total Gross Expenditure: £74
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £829
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,171
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £498
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,417
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £856
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: innovate WASH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-12-20T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 DEC 2016AMENDED ON 10 AUG 2023 as amended on 23 Mar 2023 as amended on 26 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD THROUGH: 1. ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN RURAL SCHOOLS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES; 2. PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVES AND RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WELLBEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES; 3. ENSURING INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL; 4. ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVED NUTRITION AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND; 5. PROMOTING THE REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF INEQUALITY, AND IN PARTICULAR GENDER INEQUALITY AFFECTING WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN POVERTY.
Area Of Benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 579572
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TALK EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Charity Name Id: 706450
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Innovate WaSH

Charity Name Id: 579573
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TEP

Charity Name Id: 712355
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Rural Schools Water Project

Charity Name Id: 672014
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RURAL SCHOOLS WATER PROJECT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures