RIVER THAMES BOAT PROJECT

Registered charity 1080281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY BENEFITS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE AND SCHOOL CHILDREN BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE RIVER THAMES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER THAMES. THE CHARITY OWNS AND OPERATES BOATS TO FACILITATE THESE ACTIVITIES. IT IS LARGELY SERVED BY VOLUNTEERS.

Objects

(A) TO PROVIDE PEOPLE IN GREATER LONDON AND SOUTH EASTERN COUNTIES WITH FACILITIES FOR RECREATION INCLUDING BOATING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE ESPECIALLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RELATING TO THE RIVER THAMES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE HOLDINGS OF MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES (B) TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITY.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON AND SOUTH EASTERN COUNTIES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £22,947 for the year, resulting in a decline in cash balances of £2,967. The trustees report that despite operational challenges and significant revaluation losses on fixed assets, the charity remains able to continue its activities, with unrestricted reserves of £376,919 available to support future operations.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 19/02/2026, 19 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03953201

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — River Thames Boat Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Richmond Foundation — “Richmond Foundation funded by logo. Supporting River Thames Boat Project.” (source page)
• Heathrow Community Fund — “Heathrow Community Fund logo. Supporting River Thames Boat Project.” (source page)
• National Lottery — “National Lottery logo supporting River Thames Boat Project.” (source page)
• Foyle Foundation — “Foyle Foundation logo. Supporting River Thames Boat Project.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SMITH, Kevin Francis — director, appointed 09/02/2026on trustee list
• DAYMOND, Nicholas Joseph — director, appointed 09/02/2026on trustee list
• RAYNER, Matthew Richard — director, appointed 13/10/2025on trustee list
• GRAHAM, James Henry Fergus — director, appointed 14/07/2025on trustee list
• VAN WONDEREN, Dennis — director, appointed 17/02/2025not on trustee list
• TAMSITT, John Richard — director, appointed 17/11/2022on trustee list
• BOULT, Richard David — director, appointed 19/04/2021on trustee list
• NEWMAN, Jane Eleanor — director, appointed 17/05/2010on trustee list
• VARNEY, Linda — secretary, appointed 07/11/2016

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dennis van Wonderenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE ELEANOR NEWMAN
• James Henry Fergus Graham
• John Richard Tamsitt
• Kevin Francis Smith
• Matthew Richard Rayner
• Nicholas Joseph Daymond · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard David Boult

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

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

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• RIVER THAMES SOCIETY income £49k
• RIVERTIME BOAT TRUST LIMITED income £46k
• Accessible Boating Thames income £86k
• THAMES RIVERS TRUST income £135k
• EAST MANCHESTER COMMUNITY BOAT PROJECT income £30k
• THE THAMES CHARITABLE TRUST income £39k

Side by side with its peers

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