Rescue Wooden Boats
Analysis
Rescue Wooden Boats is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Constable. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Rescue Wooden Boats reported income of £45k and spending of £46k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £45k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Rescue Wooden Boats sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Weavers Workshop (£45k), Formby Little Theatre (£45k) and The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival (£45k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To acquire, restore, preserve, maintain display and use for public benefit, heritage wooden boats and other wooden maritime vessels and so advance public education in the historical significance of such boats and vessels and the skills and crafts used in their construction, maintenance and use.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Weavers Workshop | Totnes | £45k |
| Formby Little Theatre | Liverpool | £45k |
| The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival | Holmfirth | £45k |
| Hatfield Philharmonic Orchestra | St. Albans | £45k |