The Plumbers Charity
The Plumbers Charity strives to change lives for the better in everything we do. Our vision is to promote better plumbers, better plumbing, better health, and better lives. We do this by supporting plumbing education, training and development, and the promotion of the ‘craft of plumbing’.
Through our support of the Dolma Foundation in Nepal four of our Professional Plumbers Development Scheme volunteers travelled to share their expertise on our third project to provide a new water supply to a mountain village in the Rasuwa District of Nepal.
Trustees:
The present Trustees are Past Master Steve Hodkinson (Chairman), Renter Warden Michael Cooper OBE (Vice Chairman), Past Master David Adams, Court Assistant Damon Reynolds and Liverymen James Dalton, Jamie Fisher, Carol Joseph, and John Mager. The Secretary to the Trustees is Past Steward Clive Sofaer.
Trustees generally serve for five years, and together they bring a wide experience of the trade and the City.
Charities we support:
We are focussed on making an impactful difference for people both here in the United Kingdom, and in countries that are growing, through our support of projects that improve the provision of clean water and sanitation, and improve public health and community welfare.
In recognition of being in the City of London, we also support educational and charitable activities within, or related, to the City.
We have set a target of donating a minimum of £85,000 in 2026, and would love to hear from you if you feel we can help you and your charity – see our contact details at the bottom of this page.
We can only continue to support the various organisations doing impactful work, with the regular help of our Liverymen and Corporate Members. See how you can support the Charity.
Here are some of the charities we are currently supporting, with the latest updated at the top:
Dolma Foundation
In 2025, we completed our third project with the Dolma Foundation, again in Nepal. The third phase of “Project Plumbing” focussed on improving community water distribution for 10 households in Changam Basti, Bokhejunda in the Rasuwa Region. This initiative now provides access to clean drinking and household water for approximately 50 residents. The work was supported by four volunteers from our Professional Plumbers Development Scheme (see top of page).
You can read several articles on our news page, including the final report and our volunteers meeting the UK Ambassador click here for more details.
Link to https://plumberscompany.org.uk/ppds-dolma-foundation-charity-project-completed/
We were also delighted to introduce one of our other Charity partners, Aquabox, to Dolma, who now have a partnership agreement with Dolma distributing Aquabox filters in Nepal.
In 2026 we will be embarking on our fourth project with Dolma in Kathmandu – so keep your eyes peeled for updates here!
Battling through the monsoons, the project took a little longer than expected, but it is great to see the smiling faces of the villagers whose lives are now improved with the delivery of a safe and reliable water source, something that we take for granted.
Village Water
In 2026, we are in our 2nd year of a 3-year project with Village Water, who work in Zambia and Mozambique. Village Water work through collaboration with district councils and their partners to develop “District Wide Plans” as a solution for 100% wash coverage, which support local enterprise, promote equality and inclusion, and ensure accountability for delivery.
Our support is training area water pump minders in hand pump and solar maintenance, training their institutional maintenance team, and funding the installation of handwashing facilities and the installation of water systems in schools and health centres. We have also provided tool kits situated in the community for local engineers to maintain the boreholes.
In 2026 our support will enable the installation of a new handwashing station in a school benefitting 1000 pupils and staff, as well as a school-wide audit to identify and resolve plumbing issues, along with the setup of a local enterprise using local trades people for sustained maintenance which also supports the local economy.
Please click here to read the excellent report we have received from Just A Drop in the impact our support achieved in 2025 & an overview of our 2026 projects
Village Water Activities for Worshipful Company of Plumbers 2026 copy
Just a Drop
Our third project, delivered in 2025, has been completed in the Escuela Silvia Suarez Quintana school in the village of San Isidro in Nicaragua. We funded the construction of a new latrine block and hand-washing facilities which is making a lasting impact, not only on the health of the students and teachers, but also the village as whole as the project also promoted hygiene practices, like hand washing, for all of the community.
Our second project in 2024 provided 45 bio-sand water filters to the Ta Tork and Trapeang Svey villages in Cambodia. Over 2,000 people now have access to a supply of water as well as having received comprehensive hygiene training and education.
You can also hear a short appeal from Just a Drop from November 2025, which is a fascinating listen by clicking here https://bit.ly/4jF0RDM
WaterAid
We have been working with WaterAid for many years and our current project with them is in Rwanda called ‘Flowing Futures’.
Working in the remote Musenyi area in the Bugesera region, where 75% of the population depend on unsafe and unreliable sources of water, the project is in the process of constructing a water supply scheme to provide 12,000 people with safe water as well as delivering hygiene training and education. In addition to this, they will also be increasing access to decent toilets in communities and schools in the Musenyi, Mareba and Ngeruka areas.
This project concludes in June 2026 – so we will bring you the final report when we receive it.
Photo credits: WaterAid/Claude Uwihoeye
Please click on the link to read the year 1 report from WaterAid on this exciting project Rwanda – Flowing Futures – for the Worshipful Company of Plumbers
Medical Detection Dogs
We continue our support of the Medical Detection Dogs charity in 2026. We continue to sponsor a medical detection dog called ‘Plum’ and will keep you updated on Plum’s progress and work as we go through the year. You can also see some of the excellent work they do on their website.
Providence Row
We are continuing to support Providence Row, who have adapted their services primarily to serve the immediate needs of rough sleepers, whilst maintaining support for clients vulnerable to homelessness. Their frontline staff are placing clients who are rough sleeping in supported housing all over East London & providing them with specialist ongoing support to ensure their health, safety and well-being are addressed during this time.
NEWS: Trustee Carol Joseph and Janet Rivers visited Providence Row in August 2024.
Aquabox
In 2024, we confirmed a new 3-year partnership with Aquabox, who provide emergency water filters across the globe where access to clean water has been affected by natural disasters or conflict.
Through our support in 2025, Aquabox upgraded their manufacturing workshop to double the output of their amazing water filters from 3,000 to 6,000 filters enabling them to support even more people in need, called Project Aquaboost.
In 2026 we are supporting Project Aqueduct, which sees Aquabox bringing in house the manufacture of their MK5 and Community filters, helping them to save thousands of lives across over 50 countries with clean water in natural and man-made disaster areas. The MK5 filter provides enough clean water for a school, hospital or village of up to 300 people, so our donation is really making a huge difference.
Pollinating London Together
Working with other Livery Companies, we are supporting Pollinating London Together (PLT), an initiative to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity, pollinators and their substantial recent decline. PLT was created by a group of Livery Companies of the City of London and is now an expanding network of non-profit, academic, and private sector collaborators.
City Harvest
During the COVID-19 pandemic and every year since, we have supported the Livery Food Initiative, launched by the Livery Charity Chairs Group. From January 2026, the project is now run solely by City Harvest and is still supported by many other Livery Companies.
City Harvest collect high quality food, that is about to go to waste from farms, manufacturers, and retailers, and redistributes it to charities throughout London, serving people in dire need.
You can see the great work this charity does by watching this two-minute video, and thanks to your support, The Plumbers Charity is able to offer ongoing support with a particular aim of targeting the 800,000 children living in poverty in London, amounting to nearly 40% of all children in the capital.
Village by Village
We have been supporting Village by Village, for several years, with the work they do providing clean water and sanitation for villages across Ghana, and also essential training on the maintenance of the facilities and basic hygiene training.
Our support has:
· Enabled them to demonstrate to thousands of children how to correctly wash their hands with soap and running water after going to the toilet, and before cooking, and thereby very cost effectively reducing potential illness and saving lives.
· Allowed children from remote rural villages to dream bigger by giving them more time to access education because they are spending less time collecting water for their families.
· Given children from remote rural villages access to primary health care.
Your regular donations make a transformational impact on the lives of these children and their communities, giving them hope for a brighter future. Together, we are making a difference in the world, one village at a time.
See the photos on Insta of the transformation work Village by Village do on our behalf.
CRASH – The UK Construction Charity
CRASH help homelessness charities and hospices with vital construction projects, creating places that care for people. Some of their projects help to transform hostels, day centres, night shelters, and move-on accommodation for homeless people across the UK.
Our support is enabling CRASH by funding plumbing works helping them to deliver accommodation, support, and meaningful work opportunities for people who have experienced homelessness, social isolation, poverty, and lack of opportunities.
Rainy Day Trust
Providing support to those entering the plumbing industry, through plumbing education, training, and development, is one of our key areas of focus. We are working with Rainy Day Trust to provide support to apprentice plumbers, and give them the skills and a career that will be with them for life.
The Apprentice Project brings both immediate benefits, but also long-term impact. By completing their training, apprentices are more likely to have higher paid jobs and more secure employments throughout their careers. On completing their trade, they will be able to go onto gain further skills and access further training in their chose trade/profession.
Affiliated and Supported Charities
Plumbing Related:
Military Affiliations:
City Related:
Guildhall School of Music and Drama – Student Grant support
The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund – Supporting London’s prison leavers since 1808
Could we help your charity?
The Trustees are always looking for new charity partners to support. If you feel there is a good match with your charity and our aims of Better Plumbing, Better Health, Better Lives then please direct requests to the Trustees of The Plumbers Charity by contacting the Clerk, Debbie Abergil:
The Worshipful Company of Plumbers, Painter Stainers Hall, 9 Little Trinity Lane. London. EC4V 2AD
Charity Commission
Details of The Plumbers Charity can be found on the Charity Commission website: charity number 800043.
