THE NORFOLK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 802369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust makes North Norfolk more accessible to individuals with both physical and mental disabilities by providing specially designed boats. We remove the barriers to accessing our coastal waters for the disabled, their families and carers. The nature, wildlife and beauty of Blakeney Harbour combine to provide an experience which is invigorating, educational and uplifting for all.

Objects

BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £64,307 against a policy target of maintaining at least one year's expected routine expenditure, though the specific monetary value of that target is not disclosed to allow for a direct comparison. The charity reported a net surplus of £4,325 for the year, with total incoming resources of £80,479 and total expenditure of £76,154. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Norfolk Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Deborah Harrison
• Gary David Riseborough
• SEAN DORAN
• Shailesh Vara
• THOMAS FREDERICK TEVIOT HARRISON

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST.

• NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST income £2.8m
• THE NORFOLK BOAT (SAIL TRAINING) LIMITED income £75k
• THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST income £479k
• NORTHCLIFFE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TEAM income £728k
• NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT income £324k
• Accessible Boating Thames income £86k

Side by side with its peers

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