The Venturers Norfolk Broads Cruise
Analysis
The Venturers Norfolk Broads Cruise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The Venturers Norfolk Broads Cruise reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £328 to £21k (+6311%), an average of +183% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 4110%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Venturers Norfolk Broads Cruise sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% 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 The Warner Memorial Trust (£21k), The School House, in the Former Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence,east Harptree in the County of Avon (£21k) and The Friends of St Mary's, Kingston (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE TRUST EXISTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARACTER TRAINING BOTH PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WITHIN A RELIGIOUS FRAMEWORK (AS SHOWN BY THE BASIS OF BELIEF BELOW) FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 BY GIVING TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN SEAMANSHIP, NAVIGATION AND BOAT HANDLING. This objective was met by running a sailing holiday on the Norfolk Broads during April 2019
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Warner Memorial Trust | Buntingford | £21k |
| The School House, in the Former Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence,east Harptree in the County of Avon | Bristol | £21k |
| The Friends of St Mary's, Kingston | Taunton | £21k |
| Foundation for the Benefit of Sunday Schools in Connexion with the Parish Church Esher | Walton-On-Thames | £21k |