Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

WIRRAL COMMUNITY NARROWBOAT TRUST

We seek to improve the quality of life of those who by virtue of age, disability or social factors are disadvantaged or deprived. We do so by providing day trips and short residential breaks on our fully adapted canal boats, crewed by our experienced and fully qualified volunteers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£31	£34	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£55	£60	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£23	£21	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£39	£32	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£51	£42	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£41	£36	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£45	£33	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£47	£42	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£39	£15	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£30	£14	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£38	£17	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£56	£21	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£79	£17	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£86	£15	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£46	£13	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£47	£29	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£42	£30	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£30	£27	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£39	£27	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£18	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

wcnt.org.uk

secretary@wcnt.org.uk

01516476300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Denbighshire, Shropshire, Warrington, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£10,000	01/11/2023	Funding ensured that they continued to offer sponsored trips to disadvantaged clients and that they maintained their boats to a high standard.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-82

COLIN RALSTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DR FRANK DAVID CLAYTON Appointed: 2019

GARY BESTWICK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

GEORGE RICHARD DAVIES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GOVERT JOHANNES LESAGE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JUDITH GLASS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None

MARGARET PATRICIA BOYCE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

MARIE BRANCH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

NIGEL ERIC CARPENTER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

PHILIP MOBBS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD PAUL WOODGER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

TIMOTHY MOBBS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2001, number: 1084432
Registered at Companies House on 01/10/1999, number: 03853212

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 14 days late,

Main office

C/O Elpizo Ltd
13 Village Road
Bebington
WIRRAL
Merseyside
CH63 8PP

Objectives

TO SEEK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO BY VIRTUE OF AGE, INFIRMITY, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, MENTAL DISORDER OR SOCIAL FACTORS ARE DISADVANTAGED OR DEPRIVED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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