CREEKSIDE EDUCATION TRUST LTD.

Registered charity 1082622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DEPTFORD DIPPER

The charity provides safe public access to Deptford Creek for recreational,educational and training purposes for all ages and backgrounds.We enable local communities to be more involved and aware of their local environment and community space.It runs low tide walks,educational visits, rubbish clean ups, seminars for regeneration and development staff, holiday events and team building events.

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Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£216k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £26,802 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £246,965 to £220,163. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £129,338, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering six months of core running costs (£78,007). The trustees confirmed the charity is operationally sound and able to pay its debts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core running costs (held: £129k)
“The Trustees aim to create a reserve of funds which will cover at least six months of its core running costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee David Boyd provided an interest-free short-term loan of £4,789 which was repaid in full within one month.
“During the year, David Boyd, Trustee, made an interest free, short-term loan to the Trust of £4,789. The loan was repaid in full within one month.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£189k£216k
31/03/2024£136k£170k
31/03/2023£162k£174k
31/03/2022£178k£166k
31/03/2021£175k£140k

Common questions

Is CREEKSIDE EDUCATION TRUST LTD. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £26,802 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £246,965 to £220,163. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £129,338, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering six months of core running costs (£78,007). The trustees confirmed the charity is operationally sound and able to pay its debts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CREEKSIDE EDUCATION TRUST LTD.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CREEKSIDE EDUCATION TRUST LTD. as a grant recipient include DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATION, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£30k
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£30k
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£18k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kenvironmental educational visits
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE LIMBOURNE TRUSTFY2022£1k
Besson Street TrustFY2023—supporting a STEM club

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation30/06/2011£20kGrant to Creekside Education Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/06/2007£10k"A Project By This Trust From Lewisham To Run Summer Activities Aimed At Teaching People From The Local Community About The History And Geogr"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/06/2004£5k"This Organisation Promotes The Conservation, Protection And Improvement Of The Physical And Natural Environment In The Deptford Creek And Ri"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2004£5kCreekside Summer School

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CREEKSIDE EDUCATION TRUST LTD.£189k—0unclear—no doubt
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt
EAST YORKSHIRE RIVERS TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.