THE ETHEL TRUST
Registered charity 700389 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ETHEL TRUST COMMUNITY BARGE
We are a community barge service providing educational, therapeutic and leisure outings on our purpose built barge for the most marginalised communities throughout South Yorkshire. We also offer skills based training courses in boat-handling and skippering.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a robust financial position with unrestricted free cash reserves of £243,573, significantly exceeding the stated minimum target of £73,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £41,770, driven by substantial grant income, and holds additional designated and restricted funds to support future operations and specific project costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum of free reserves to the value of expected spend. The minimum target amount is £73,000 for 2025-26 (held: £244k)
“The reserves policy is to hold a minimum of free reserves to the value of expected spend. The minimum target amount is £73,000 for 2025-26.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees (or their spouses) were paid £664 travel expenses during the year in their role as volunteer crew.
“Two trustees (or their spouses) were paid £664 travel expenses during the year in their role as volunteer crew (2024: Two trustees or their spouses were paid £1,802). No other remuneration or out of pocket expenses were paid to any trustees during the year.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ethel Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Cost of raising funds
£351
Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ETHEL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a robust financial position with unrestricted free cash reserves of £243,573, significantly exceeding the stated minimum target of £73,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £41,770, driven by substantial grant income, and holds additional designated and restricted funds to support future operations and specific project costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE ETHEL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ETHEL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST.
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