London Narrow Boat Project

Analysis

London Narrow Boat Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02718582). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London Narrow Boat Project reported income of £53k and spending of £47k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £53k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, London Narrow Boat Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marazion Playing Field (£53k), Trident Youth and Community Centre (£53k) and Sports Aid Cymru Wales (£53k).