Tooley's Boatyard Trust

Analysis

Tooley's Boatyard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Tooley's Boatyard Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £19k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £74k to £26k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Tooley's Boatyard Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eric Hosking Trust (£26k), Bentley Village Hall (£26k) and Dyrham and Hinton Village Hall (£26k).