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.

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

Latest income
£265k
Latest spending
£259k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£265k£259k
31/03/2024£235k£242k
31/03/2023£230k£188k
31/03/2022£186k£168k
31/03/2021£189k£134k

Common questions

Is THAMES EXPLORER TRUST financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THAMES EXPLORER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THAMES EXPLORER TRUST as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£24kPerformance Improvements and School Subsidies
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£24kPerformance Improvements and School Subsidies

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£40k"COVID19 Thames Explorer Trust"
City Bridge Foundation25/04/2018£30kGrant to Thames Explorer Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2003£40k"The Victorian Thames"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2002£49k"Archaeology for All: Hidden Treasures of the Thames"