THE PIRATE CASTLE

Registered charity 1138787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of canal boat trips on The Regents Canal and further afieldProvision of Canoeing & Kayaking sessions on The Regents Canal and further afieldProvision of space and activities for community and charitable use

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£308k

Latest spending

£409k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with negative free reserves of £1,089, although it holds significant designated funds of £806,049 and restricted funds. The trustees have adopted a cautious approach to spending, including not replacing the General Manager role, to build financial resilience and return to positive free reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 9.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising and donations accounted for 9% of our total unrestricted income in 2024.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £-1k)

“The Charity aims to build free cash reserves of £30,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Pirate Castle (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (18/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Georgina Rowleychair
ELIZABETH BRADSHAW
Helena Rose Harris
MICHAEL GOLDHILL
NICHOLAS PERRY · trustee of 1 other charity
Umang Joshi

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£308k	£409k
31/12/2023	£336k	£309k
31/12/2022	£371k	£425k
31/12/2021	£287k	£276k
31/12/2020	£267k	£272k

Common questions

Is THE PIRATE CASTLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with negative free reserves of £1,089, although it holds significant designated funds of £806,049 and restricted funds. The trustees have adopted a cautious approach to spending, including not replacing the General Manager role, to build financial resilience and return to positive free reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PIRATE CASTLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PIRATE CASTLE as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	09/06/2020	£6k	COVID-19 CEF
Sport England	05/02/2013	£141k	Access Adventure
City Bridge Foundation	17/02/2011	£60k	Grant to The Pirate Castle
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/11/2005	£200k	Building Project