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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CANALABILITY

CanalAbility provides affordable day trips on the inland waterways of Essex, and Hertfordshire for disabled and disadvantaged individuals and organisations. Their two purpose-built boats provide facilities for all users and enable them to participate fully in the operation of the boat. The charity is also an accredited training provider.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£86£92£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£76£71£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£80£55£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£77£97£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£94£86£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£89£94£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£87£74£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£78£88£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£60£72£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£57£84£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£70£82£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£64£92£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£90£95£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£97£110£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£74£88£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£118£119£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£54£69£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£121£100£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.canalability.org.uk

hello@canalability.org.uk

01279424444

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£24,210
DCMS£9,330
The Foyle Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - CanalAbility
£3,010 09/11/2023
to fund a Christmas River Cruise and buffet for approximately 140 people with disabilities/ health conditions primarily based within the Harlow area
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to CanalAbility
£700 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to CanalAbility
£7,000 20/10/2022
towards a new engine and gearbox for an accessible canal boat providing river trips to people with disabilities, charities and community groups in Harlow
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 24/11/2020
towards the costs of a remodelled service in response to COVID-19 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,330 28/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Canal Boat Project
£13,500 13/08/2020
to help sustain the core operating costs of a Harlow charity providing fully accessible canal boat experiences as it recovers from the COVID19 crisis
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Canal Boat Project
£20,000 07/02/2019
purchase and fitting out of a canal boat for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Do not fear technology- fear lack of it!
£10,000 06/02/2019
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The organisation will use the funding to improve the IT system and allow them to better run their activities for people with disabilities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-68
  • BENJAMIN ALEXANDER SEATON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • CHARLES SIMON JACQUES FRASER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • IAN ARTHUR RAMSAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • MARC BALKHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Music Project Leader
  • ROBIN BISHOP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2005, number: 1108452
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/09/2004, number: 05246504
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR14: 132 days late, AR09: 212 days late, AR08: 162 days late, AR07: 58 days late,
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Objectives

TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE -TIME FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL- WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING..

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ESSEX.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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