THE BALDWIN TRUST

Registered charity 515488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Baldwin Trust is a Leicestershire charitable organisation, run by local volunteers, providing private, crewed adapted narrowboat cruises along local waterways. Set up with the object of enhancing lives and allowing enjoyable times, our mission is to reach members of our community that may experience loneliness & isolation, due to physical, mental or economic reasons.

Objects

INCOME TO BE APPLIED AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT IN OR TOWARDS:- (I)THE RELIEF AND BENEFIT OF PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PEOPLE OF CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. (II) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR THE PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE IN SUB-CLAUSE (I) WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR THEIR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES. (III) SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Disability · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,187 for the year, with total income of £55,026 exceeding expenditure of £44,839. Free/unrestricted reserves (cash funds) increased to £138,440, providing a buffer against the noted difficulties in obtaining grants due to the economic downturn. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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 4 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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).

• Western Park Beer Festival — “The Baldwin Trust was very fortunate to be selected as one of the Charity beneficiaries of the 2025 Western Park Beer Festival.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard George Jayeschair
• Christopher Paul Trivett
• David James Kemble
• Mark Andrew Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin John Charles
• Simon David Blackburn

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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