Waterways Chaplaincy

Analysis

Waterways Chaplaincy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Waterways Chaplaincy reported income of £131k and spending of £110k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £131k (+148%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Waterways Chaplaincy sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Child Foundation (Sri Lanka) Ltd (£131k), United Christian Church (£131k) and The Molyneux Almshouses (£131k).