The Waterloo Association
What it does
Promote interest and research into the Peninsular Wars and The Waterloo Campaign. Support Waterloo 200.Support an annual conference and relevant visit.Hold AGM (spring) and autumn meetings. At each meeting there is a relevant public lecture.Publish 3 journals/year containing original articles.
Its charitable purposes
A) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE WARS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE AND KNOWN AS THE NAPOLEONIC WAR AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ADVANCMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815; B) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PRESERVATION OF THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO; C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Belgium
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £55,320 and spent £25,994.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £55,320 | £25,994 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2024 | £45,062 | £41,321 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £43,088 | £40,946 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £59,170 | £30,785 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £27,723 | £18,758 | Not reported | 5 |
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
- Up 100%, from £27,723 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £55,320 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 47% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 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.
- Major General Sir Evelyn John Webb-carter Kcvo, OBEChair
- Gareth Glover
- John Peter Morewood
- Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 18 May 2026, 166 days early | Received 18 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 8 May 2025, 176 days early | Received 8 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 19 April 2024, 195 days early | Received 19 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 6 April 2023, 208 days early | Received 20 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 6 May 2022, 178 days early | Received 6 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 269938
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 September 1975
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 24/07/1975AS AMENDED ON 06/11/2011
- Website
- www.waterlooassociation.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.