Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association

Analysis

Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03570601). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £168 to £15k (+8986%), an average of +209% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 3596%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York and District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (£15k), Chandos Chamber Choir (£15k) and Hadlow Down Village Hall (£15k).