The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund

Analysis

The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £8,465, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £15k to £20k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Esteem Foundation (£20k), Sunderland Guild of Help (£20k) and Apostles Gospel Fellowship International (Agofi) (£20k).