The Mary Sunley Canal Boat Trust
Analysis
The Mary Sunley Canal Boat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mary Sunley Canal Boat Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £13k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,622 to £21k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Mary Sunley Canal Boat Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir (£21k), Friends of South Cave School (£21k) and Friends of Bramham School (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity takes groups of elderly people and/or people with disabilities on trips along the Macclesfield Canal on a canal boat that incorporates a lift and is specially adapted to take wheelchairs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir | Sheffield | £21k |
| Friends of South Cave School | Brough | £21k |
| Friends of Bramham School | West Yorkshire | £21k |
| The Friends of Gordonbrock | London | £21k |