THE NARROW BOAT TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 288243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve and restore narrowboats and canal craft of all descriptions for the benefit of the public, and where possible promote the use of such boats in commercial canal carrying.

Objects

TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE CANAL NARROW BOATS AND BARGES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS WHETHER HORSE-DRAWN OR POWERED AND EXHIBIT THE SAME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND WHERE POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE USE OF SUCH BOATS IN COMMERCIAL CANAL CARRYING IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CHARACTER OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AS EXAMPLES OF THE TRADITION OF CANAL CARRYING AND THE WAY OF LIFE ASSOCITATED THEREWITH.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 Trust operated at a deficit of £14,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £24,426 from £39,249 the previous year. The Trustees aim to maintain reserves at a level sufficient to cover unexpected repairs to ensure activities can continue. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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 handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barry Adams
• Howard Matthew Williams
• Kirk Martin
• Peter Clutterbuck
• Peter Thompsett
• Richard Paul Greenhall

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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