ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB

Registered charity 287680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Watersports, Youth Club, Schools canoeing

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£190k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £9,554, increasing its free reserves to £23,915. The trustees have established a five-year plan to rebuild unrestricted reserves to a target of £60,000, which they consider sufficient to cover six months of fixed costs. The charity confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (held: £24k)
“rebuild reserves over 5 years to the desired level of £60,000 which would be enough to cover approximately 6 months of fixed costs.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£190k£187k
31/03/2024£169k£195k
31/03/2023£169k£197k
31/03/2022£224k£295k
31/03/2021£233k£213k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £9,554, increasing its free reserves to £23,915. The trustees have established a five-year plan to rebuild unrestricted reserves to a target of £60,000, which they consider sufficient to cover six months of fixed costs. The charity confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB as a grant recipient include E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£40k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kGrant paid to institution
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20kAdvancement of amateur sport
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£14k
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kWorld Risk Poll into Action funding
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2022£8k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2021£5k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2023£3k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2021£1kProgramme of activity sessions for this charity aiming to improve life for people isolated in the Outer Hebrides.
THE VLM FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Islington Giving Make it Happen Fund Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2026£184kIslington Boat Club
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£19kHoliday Youth Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2021£18kThe Estuary Project
Sport England16/08/2021£9kCOVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kIslington Boat Club - Back On Board
Sport England26/05/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England05/09/2019£3kUpperdeckers - Never too old
City Bridge Foundation25/07/2019£55kGrant to Islington Boat Club
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2016£5kIBC
City Bridge Foundation04/05/2016£3kEco audit to Islington Boat Club
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£82kGrant to Islington Boat Club
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2016£10kAwards for All Islington Upperdeckers
Sport England04/12/2015£5kAll Aboard
Sport England12/10/2015£1kModernisation of Islington Boat Club (IBC)
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2014£10kIBC Self Defence classes
Sport England15/07/2014£10kSail Away