Thames Sailing Barge Trust
Analysis
Thames Sailing Barge Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnham on Crouch. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04726591). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Thames Sailing Barge Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £105k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £157k to £111k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Thames Sailing Barge Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alice Croft House (£111k), North Norfolk Music Festival (£111k) and The Museum of the Broads (£111k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The preservation,in commission, of one or more Thames Sailing Bargesand the skills associated with the sailing and maintaining on such a vessel
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Croft House | Eastbourne | £111k |
| North Norfolk Music Festival | King's Lynn | £111k |
| The Museum of the Broads | Norwich | £111k |
| Crescent Arts | North Yorkshire | £111k |