Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB 

Watersports, Youth Club, Schools canoeing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 41 years

www.islingtonboatclub.com

info@islingtonboatclub.com

02072530778

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Financial Data ?

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£169£197£-27n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£224£295£-71n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£233£213£20n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/20*£258£244£14n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£350£345£5n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£214£266£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£238£248£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£323£279£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£330£339£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£300£285£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£260£285£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£316£342£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£403£373£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£378£379£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£375£414£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£384£402£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£343£364£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£336£324£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£290£280£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£290£280£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£67,185
National Lottery Community Fund£27,905
Sport England£16,860
London Marathon Charitable Trust£15,000
Greater London Authority£3,360
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Estuary Project
£18,105 22/12/2021
The project is using funding to support The Estuary Project which aims to get more children and young people out on the water. The project will provide water-based activities including a youth club ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£8,700 16/08/2021
6
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Rowing project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Islington Boat Club - Back On Board
£9,800 07/05/2021
The funding will be used to reinstate the groups youth club for young people living with disadvantage. The project aims to support mental and physical wellbeing as well as build strong relationships ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Miss
£5,760 14/06/2020
£5,760 towards costs as outlined in your application excluding Office Manager salary.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,000 26/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Boat Club (IBC)
£6,825 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £6,825, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Renewing the fleet at Islington Boat Club
£15,000 11/03/2020
towards renewing the fleet at Islington Boat Club by purchasing new kayaks/canoes, allowing the Club to continue their work in reducing barriers to participating in water-based activities, ....more
Sport England - Upperdeckers - Never too old
£3,160 05/09/2019
1
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Upperdeckers - Never too old. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on older ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Boat Club (IBC)
£54,600 25/07/2019
24
£54,600 over two further and final years (2 x £27,300) towards the costs of 4 instructors for 7 hours per week each, for 39 weeks per annum.
Greater London Authority - Upperdeckers - Never too old
£3,360 01/07/2019
IBC is working put an end to the stigma that people should be limited by age and that ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’. A key problem in the borough of Islington is social isolation and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/07/2018
Making a Big Splash with new boats
National Lottery Community Fund - Fully inclusive holiday activities
£8,329 14/06/2017
12
This project will use funding to run a water sports befriending project for young disabled people. This will enable the young people to learn new things and meet new friends.
City Bridge Trust - Eco-audit to Islington Boat Club (IBC)
£2,600 04/05/2016
£2,600 (6.5 days @£400 per day) to provide an eco-audit.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Islington Boat Club (IBC)
£81,900 18/03/2016
36
£81,900 over 3 years (3 x £27,300) towards the costs of 4 instructors for 7 hours per week each, for 39 weeks per annum.
National Lottery Community Fund - Awards for All Islington Upperdeckers
£10,000 06/01/2016
12
The group will use the funding to deliver recreational and social activities for the benefit of people over 50 years of age. This will improve health outcomes, reduce isolation, build confidence and ....more
Sport England - All Aboard
£4,500 04/12/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'All Aboard'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Inspiring young people through sport
£3,624 20/10/2015
Towards the purchase of 16 mountain bikes for use in coach-training, maintenance and mentoring program by Islington Boat Club.
National Lottery Community Fund - IBC Self Defence classes
£10,000 15/10/2014
12
Not Available
Sport England - Sail Away
£10,000 15/07/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sail Away'. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/1983, number: 287680
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1983, number: 01743087
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 53 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

ISLINGTON BOAT CLUB
16-34 GRAHAM STREET
LONDON
N1 8JX

Objectives

(I) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID; AND (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS AFORESAID, PRIMARILY THROUGH OUTREACH WORK WITH SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN SUCH A MANNER AS THE CLUB SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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