CanalAbility
Registered charity 1108452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANAL BOAT PROJECT, THE CANAL BOAT PROJECT
CanalAbility provides affordable day trips on the inland waterways of Essex, and Hertfordshire for disabled and disadvantaged individuals and organisations. Their two purpose-built boats provide facilities for all users and enable them to participate fully in the operation of the boat. The charity is also an accredited training provider.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net retained surplus of £50,663 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward amounting to £215,614. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of £60,000, representing three months of fixed running costs, and holds unrestricted funds of £150,537, which is above this target. The charity is exempt from audit under the small companies regime and has undergone an independent examination with no material matters identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of fixed running costs (held: £151k)
“It has a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be at least three months of the fixed running costs. The reserve target for 2024/25 was set at £60,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
- Marc Balkhamchair
- Benjamin Alexander Seaton
- Charles Simon Jacques Fraser
- Ian Arthur Ramsay
- Rachel Ellen Kitchen
- Robin Bishop
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CanalAbility financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net retained surplus of £50,663 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward amounting to £215,614. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of £60,000, representing three months of fixed running costs, and holds unrestricted funds of £150,537, which is above this target. The charity is exempt from audit under the small companies regime and has undergone an independent examination with no material matters identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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