# CanalAbility

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1108452
- **Other names:** CANAL BOAT PROJECT, THE CANAL BOAT PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 4, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1108452


## Contact

- **Address:** LOCK VIEW, BURNT MILL LANE, HARLOW, ESSEX
- **Postcode:** CM20 2QS
- **Phone:** 01279424444
- **Email:** hello@canalability.org.uk
- **Website:** www.canalability.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 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..

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ESSEX.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £114756 | £67697 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £84670 | £85522 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £85565 | £91755 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £75902 | £70948 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £80101 | £54680 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Marc Balkham** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 14, 2016
- Benjamin Alexander Seaton — appointed Dec. 19, 2022
- Charles Simon Jacques Fraser — appointed Oct. 9, 2017
- Ian Arthur Ramsay — appointed Sept. 2, 2015
- Robin Bishop — appointed July 15, 2024