Accessible Boating Thames

Registered charity 1181307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIVERTIME ACCESSIBLE BOATING

We provide a range of Accessible Boating opportunities for people of varying abilities to engage together in water related activities on open water, which we believe has a therapeutic effect. Our services are delivered in the Thames Valley and our model is in development for replication on a national basis.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE BOATING OPPORTUNITIES ON OPEN WATER

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £69,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total gross income of £86,277 against expenditure of £17,222. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £34,438, which is below the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted funds, although total reserves of £116,347 are deemed sufficient for continued operation.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Accessible Boating Thames (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gavin Olaf William Tisshawchair
• CHRIS HUMPHRIS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emma-Jane Cornwell
• Hilary Spiers
• Peter May
• Stephen John Betts

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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