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Equal Aqua

Equal Aqua is a registered charity (number 1190730) based in Bolton, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Nishay Nathwani since 2021. Latest income £45k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £45k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 1 more
Where
Bury
Website
www.equalaqua.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£45k£51k
  • 2023£54k£44k
  • 2022£12k£12k
Earlier years
  • 2021£13k£13k

Income trend, 2021 to 2024.

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).

Board analysis

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.

7 trustees on the board

3.3y median 5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

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

Arts and leisure 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£45k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1190730
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Aug 2020
Contact on the register
07533534482 · info@equalaqua.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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