EAST MANCHESTER COMMUNITY BOAT PROJECT

Registered charity 1155976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMCBP, THE EAST MANCHESTER COMMUNITY BOAT PROJECT

To assist in the provision of facilities, in the interests of social welfare, for recreation, education or other leisure time, occupation of persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their disability. In the event of spare capacity to include persons who are disadvantaged by social and economic circumstances with the object of improving and enhancing their conditions of life.

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES,IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE,FOR RECREATION,EDUCATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME, OCCUPATION OF PERSONS MAINLY IN THE EAST OF MANCHESTER AND GREATER MANCHESTER AREAS,WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY.IN THE EVENT OF SPARE CAPACITY TO ALSO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING AND ENHANCING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £72,692 at the end of the year, which the trustees monitor to ensure a minimum of one year’s full running costs are held. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,018 for the year, with total incoming resources of £29,881 against total resources expended of £28,863. The trustees have no formal reserves policy but aim to maintain sufficient funds for running and maintenance costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Jigsaw Foundation — “Jigsaw Foundation funds canal boat experience opportunity” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/10/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JOHN WILLIAM STEPHENS CBE OStJchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Angela Cartledge
• David Gardner
• JAMES STRUDWICK
• Jayne Lesley Bailey
• John Frederick Fletcher
• KEITH GLOVER
• NIGEL ANDERSON
• Peter Marlor
• SUE STEVENTON

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Manchester City · Tameside

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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