Swansea Community Boat Trust
Analysis
Swansea Community Boat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05182266). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Swansea Community Boat Trust reported income of £105k and spending of £78k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £105k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swansea Community Boat Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingston Society for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (£105k), Mencap Hillingdon South (£105k) and 1st Burghfield Scout Group (£105k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To operate a community boat on the River Tawe navigation for the benefit of those in need by reason of their youth, old age, vulnerability, disablement or who are otherwise in need and by such other ways as the Charity may decide.To advance the education of young people and others in regard to the inland waterways of Swansea & Neath Port Talbot, their heritage, their uses and environment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Society for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities | Surrey | £105k |
| Mencap Hillingdon South | Middlesex | £105k |
| 1st Burghfield Scout Group | Berkshire | £105k |
| Young Men's Christian Association Aber Valley Branch | Caerphilly | £105k |