River Thames Boat Project

Analysis

River Thames Boat Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03953201). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, River Thames Boat Project reported income of £207k and spending of £230k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £106k to £207k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, River Thames Boat Project sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mustard Seed Autism Trust (£207k), Berkshire Autistic Society (£207k) and Jade Mutua Foundation Trust (£207k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.