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LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT

Registered charity 1047777 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LNBP AT BRAUNSTON

Bringing the experience of canal boating to young people from countrywide.

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

Latest income
£53k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £6,351, bringing total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £154,797. The trustees consider the level of general funds adequate to cover operations for the short to medium term, though they acknowledge uncertainty regarding the longer term. The charity relies heavily on volunteer support and faces risks related to volunteer recruitment and potential damage to its narrowboats.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6-12 months' operating costs (held: £155k)
“The trustees endeavour to maintain reserves in the Income fund to cover 6-12 months' operating costs” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LNBP Community Boating (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£53k£47k
31/12/2024£44k£51k
31/12/2023£31k£51k
31/12/2022£45k£46k
31/12/2021£35k£37k

Common questions

Is LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £6,351, bringing total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £154,797. The trustees consider the level of general funds adequate to cover operations for the short to medium term, though they acknowledge uncertainty regarding the longer term. The charity relies heavily on volunteer support and faces risks related to volunteer recruitment and potential damage to its narrowboats. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON NARROW BOAT PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k