Melton & Oakham Waterways Society

Analysis

Melton & Oakham Waterways Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Mowbray. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03807253). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Melton & Oakham Waterways Society reported income of £26k and spending of £22k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,287 to £26k (+1018%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 792%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Melton & Oakham Waterways Society sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lamplugh Village Hall (£26k), Whitley Amateur Boxing & Fitness Club (£26k) and 1st Broughton Gifford and Holt Scout Group (£26k).