The Boatshed Charity

Analysis

The Boatshed Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boatshed Charity reported income of £49k and spending of £44k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £49k (+311%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Boatshed Charity sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Word Churches International (UK) (£49k), Haq Water for Life Ltd (£49k) and Riding Mill Village Halls (£49k).