Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

RIVERTIME BOAT TRUST LIMITED

To build a boat for disabled and disadvantaged children and adults to operate between Windsor and Oxford along the River Thames. The boat is primarily based at Henley on Thames and operates from the River & Rowing Museum.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£114	£68	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£60	£64	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/21		£68	£72	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/20	*	£106	£85	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/19		£93	£117	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	110
31/03/18	*	£61	£120	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£72	£85	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£80	£94	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£110	£70	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£63	£59	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£45	£54	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£62	£61	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£76	£48	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£43	£39	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£47	£37	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£84	£1	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£84	£0	£84	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.rivertimeboattrust.org.uk

boating@rivertimeboattrust.org.uk

01628780700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Boating with Disabled People and Carers
£9,900	03/03/2023	The funding will be used to provide free river boat cruises to disabled people and households with a disabled family members on a specially adapted passenger board. The project aims to bring families ....more The funding will be used to provide free river boat cruises to disabled people and households with a disabled family members on a specially adapted passenger board. The project aims to bring families together and build relationships with people experiencing similar issues.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Boating for Disabled Adults and Children on the River Thames
£3,200	19/07/2022	We will offer twenty free trips of two hours plus on the 'Rivertime' for special schools and groups of disabled people across Oxfordshire, reaching 240 people. A total of twelve people can go on the ....more We will offer twenty free trips of two hours plus on the 'Rivertime' for special schools and groups of disabled people across Oxfordshire, reaching 240 people. A total of twelve people can go on the boat per excursion. It costs us £160 to deliver each excursion, including the time of our salaried skipper, volunteer expenses, repairs, insurance, servicing etc. We will contact groups and schools directly through our contacts across Oxfordshire as well as make the offer available through OCVA and the Local Offer. Boats will leave from Oxford or Henley and at times convenient to the beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-77

GUY ANDREW FISHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT BARRETT DL Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION, PRIORS COURT FOUNDATION, CHARITY MENTORS BERKSHIRE, THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO,

JUDITH ANN DIMENT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Public Relations Consultant

JONATHAN RICHARD BARNARD HOBBS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE ORATORY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2006, number: 1113992
Registered at Companies House on 20/12/2005, number: 05659325

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
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

17 returns made; AR20: 39 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 36 days late, AR11: 5 days late,

Main office

Richmond House
Newlands Drive
Maidenhead
SL6 4LL

Objectives

3.1 TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED BOAT OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE DISABLED.3.2 TO WORK WITH OTHER CHARITIES INVOLVED WITH THE DISABLED WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES SUCH AS KIDS OUT.3.3 TO ORGANISE BOAT TRIPS ON THE MIDDLE THAMES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERKSHIRE

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