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Water Lily Project

Registered charity 1145718 Registered since 2012

Operates: Dorset

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6
trustees on the board
4.2y median 1y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
6.6y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2

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Contact

Websitewww.waterlilyproject.org.uk
Emailmanager@waterlilyproject.org.uk
Phone01202246763
AddressWater Lily Cafe, 131 Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2AW

Finances

£146,166 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£86,621£108,834
2022£138,385£112,701
2023£143,155£121,548
2024£165,546£140,291
2025£146,166£157,456

What it does

What

Education/trainingAccommodation/housingReligious ActivitiesEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ABUSE, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATION.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THE CHARITY'S ACTIVITIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS TO ENCOURAGE ITS BENEFICIARIES TO LIVE BY POSITIVE CHRISTIAN VALUES AND PRINCIPLES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 SEP 2011

Trustees (6)

6trustees
69median age
3aged 70+
Succession outlook: 3 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Water Lily Project · 07789396 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 27/09/2011

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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