LABURNUM BOAT CLUB

Registered charity 801255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as The Laburnum Boat Club

Canoeing, youth club, inclusion club, adult club, schools canoeing, narrowboatnhg

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£411k
Latest spending
£387k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a net surplus of £23,907 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £197,738. The Trustees consider this to represent a strong and stable financial position. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting a minimum of three months of operation costs plus redundancy payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operation costs plus an additional sum to cover redundancy payments (held: £198k)
“This has been set at a minimum of 3 months operation costs plus an additional sum to cover redundancy payments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Laburnum Boat Club (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£411k£387k
31/03/2024£385k£375k
31/03/2023£358k£336k
31/03/2022£314k£325k
31/03/2021£239k£220k

Common questions

Is LABURNUM BOAT CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net surplus of £23,907 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £197,738. The Trustees consider this to represent a strong and stable financial position. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting a minimum of three months of operation costs plus redundancy payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LABURNUM BOAT CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LABURNUM BOAT CLUB as a grant recipient include YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA, THE MSE CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORTFY2022£26k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£20kIncreased staffing costs
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kSkills and Employment for Young People
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2024£10k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kHoliday activities for young people
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£9kHoliday Activities for Young People
THE MSE CHARITYFY2024£5kDisabilities
THE THOMAS WALL TRUSTFY2025£5k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2023£4kGrant funding of activities
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£4kRelief in Need

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation06/02/2025£63kGrant to Laburnum Boat Club
City Bridge Foundation22/08/2023£4kGrant to Laburnum Boat Club
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£9kMH Holiday Plus
City Bridge Foundation25/04/2023£4kGrant to Laburnum Boat Club
Sport England22/02/2021£10kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England09/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2020£18kHackney Youth Online
Greater London Authority01/10/2019£20kLondon Family Fund
Greater London Authority01/08/2019£4kPaddlesports for All
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2019£9kOut&About Club
UK government01/04/2019£38kYouth Investment Fund
Sport England16/01/2019£30kExtension of Climbing Wall
UK government16/01/2019£30kALB-Sport England-Extension of Climbing Wall
UK government04/04/2017£38kYouth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/04/2015£10k"Regent's Canal East End Heritage"
Sport England07/01/2014£10kMore boats more paddlers!
City Bridge Foundation30/10/2013£65kGrant to Laburnum Boat Club
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/09/2013£10k"Regent's Canal Living Heritage"
Sport England30/03/2010£2kSchools Watersports Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2009£10kFamily Club
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2009£102k'Out of Hackney' Project
Sport England21/04/2009£4kSchools Watersports Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£5kSocial Club for young people with disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund10/04/2005£93kSplash Mates
UK government—£38kYouth Investment Fund