THAMES EXPLORER TRUST

Registered charity 1010903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an educational charity providing historical, geographical and environmental education about the Thames. We promote access, physical, intellectual and emotional to the Thames and it's environment.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE RIVER THAMES, ITS TRIBUTARIES AND BANKS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED FEATURES;3.1.2 TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIVER THAMES AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AND BANKS FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES;3.1.3 TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH, SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS AND PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS; AND3.1.4 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RIVER THAMES, ITS TRIBUTARIES AND BANKS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED FEATURES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hounslow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a solid financial position with total funds increasing slightly to £155,770. The trustees report that reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure were maintained throughout the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thames Explorer Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Prof. JAMES WISDOMchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• DAVE BROWN
• JANET PEEK · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARLENE JOHNSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL WOODMORE · trustee of 1 other charity
• VALERIE BOTT

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · Surrey · Throughout London · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THAMES RIVERS TRUST.

• THAMES RIVERS TRUST income £135k
• COTSWOLDS RIVERS TRUST income £47k
• THE THAMES CHARITABLE TRUST income £39k
• RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST income £600k
• WANDSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY income £65k
• HASLEMERE EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM income £282k

Side by side with its peers

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