THAMES SAILING BARGE TRUST

Registered charity 1102840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation,in commission, of one or more Thames Sailing Bargesand the skills associated with the sailing and maintaining on such a vessel

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £510,870 to £762,875, driven by a net income of £252,005 against expenditure of £16,792. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves and is well-placed to manage financial risks, adopting the going concern basis. No audit was required as the entity is entitled to exemption under the Companies Act 2006.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£111k£105k
31/10/2024£329k£77k
31/10/2023£143k£160k
31/10/2022£163k£232k
31/10/2021£157k£235k

Common questions

Is THAMES SAILING BARGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £510,870 to £762,875, driven by a net income of £252,005 against expenditure of £16,792. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves and is well-placed to manage financial risks, adopting the going concern basis. No audit was required as the entity is entitled to exemption under the Companies Act 2006.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/03/2026£28k"Centaur Connections"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/05/2020£31k"COVID 19 Thames Sailing Barge Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/06/2016£387k"Perpetuating Thames Sailing Barge Pudge for a viable future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/06/2013£100k"Restoration of SB Centaur (2)"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THAMES SAILING BARGE TRUST£111k—0unclear—no doubt
WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SCARAMOUCHE SAILING TRUST FY2025£351k—0unclear12.0%no doubt
THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST FY2025£479k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GLORIANA TRUST FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ETHEL TRUST FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt

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