Lawrence's Roundabout Well Appeal
What it does
Provision of 'roundabout wells' in schools and villages in S.Africa. As the children play on the roundabouts they pump water up into a large holding tank. Each well can supply up to 2,000 people with clean water.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN AFRICA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ROUNDABOUT WELLS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- South Africa
Area of benefit in its governing document: Africa
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £13,811 and spent £22,650.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £13,811 | £22,650 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £32,216 | £30,458 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 August 2023 | £31,089 | £38,774 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 August 2022 | £24,447 | £16,282 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £33,247 | £23,691 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 58%, from £33,247 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £13,811 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 164% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ivor Lynn Williams
- Peter William Prifti
- Susan Lynne Bennett
- Virginia Jane Prifti
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 21 January 2026, 160 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 30 May 2025, 31 days early | Received 30 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 16 July 2024, 16 days late | Received 16 July 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 17 March 2023, 105 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 4 April 2022, 87 days early | Received 4 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1117317
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 December 2006
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 3 DECEMBER 2006
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.