01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 5 August 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £44,735
- Latest expenditure
- £51,454
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 85 CHURCH STREET, AINSWORTH, BOLTON, BL2 5RD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.equalaqua.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
1. Improving access to safe and sustainable drinking water;2. Expanding access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, paying specialattention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations; 3. Taking action to promote conservation of the natural environment; improve water qualityby reducing pollution; protect and restore water-related ecosystems.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £44,735
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,454
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £53,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,490
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,163
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,537
- Fin Period Start Date
- 5 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,687
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £44,735
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,454
- 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
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £53,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,490
- 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
- Yes
- Count Volunteers
- 21
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,163
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,537
- 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
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 5 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,687
- 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
- 7
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bury
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EQUAL AQUA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-08-05T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Aug 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA BY:-1. IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE DRINKING WATER;2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE SANITATION AND HYGIENE, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THOSE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS;3. TAKING ACTION TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING POLLUTION; PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER-RELATED ECOSYSTEMS.4. INCREASING WATER-USE EFFICIENCY TO ADDRESS WATER SCARCITY AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM WATER SCARCITY;5. SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN IMPROVING WATER AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT;6. IMPROVING EDUCATION AROUND WATER AND SANITATION ISSUES IN SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES; 7. COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE UGANDA TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES;8. RAISING AWARENESS AROUND WATER INEQUALITY IN AFRICA, TO BUILD SUPPORT IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE TO TACKLE THESE INEQUALITIES;9. RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES THROUGH GRANT APPLICATIONS, PERSONAL AND PRIVATE FUND RAISING, AND CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS; AND10. PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND OTHER PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF EQUAL AQUA AND OUR AFFILIATES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEES INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005) AND (SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008).
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures