THE BEAUCHAMP LODGE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 1105466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Beauchamp Lodge Settlement operates the Floating Classroom on the Grand Union and Regent's Canals. From this purpose-built boat we teach a programme of hands-on science, environment and history lessons to schoolchildren from across London. We also work in partnership with other groups, for whom the boat is available as a venue for vast range of community-focused activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROTECT HEALTH AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR DISTRESS OF PERSONS, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, WHO BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT OR ADVERSE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON AREA

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £230,702 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £1,018,603. The trustees consider the free unrestricted reserves of £144,760 to be sufficient, although this is below the stated policy target of three months' running costs. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Floating Classroom (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Piddock · trustee of 4 other charities
• Anja Blazewicz
• Charles Middleton
• Dr Saeed Oluwadipe
• Eleanor Wyant
• MARK LAURENCE BENSTED
• Quentin Patrick Pickford
• Raka Begum

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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