# THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES POORS FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 231320
- **Other names:** WATERMAN'S SUNDAY FERRY CHARITY, THE COMPANY'S POORS FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 4, 1963
- **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=231320


## Contact

- **Address:** WATERMEN'S HALL, 16-18 ST MARY AT HILL, LONDON, London
- **Postcode:** EC3R 8EF
- **Phone:** 02072832373
- **Email:** clerk@watermenshall.org
- **Website:** www.watermenscompany.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FREEMEN OF THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES, THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND CHILDREN, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** Grants to poor and needy Watermen and/or Lightermen of the River Thames and assistance to their widows.

**Area of benefit:** GRAVESEND AND WINDSOR




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £19651 | £8465 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £19464 | £59992 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £17309 | £12554 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £15712 | £11753 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £14829 | £10914 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sir David Hugh Wootton** (Chair) — appointed July 12, 2023
- Graham Barnard — appointed July 23, 2025
- THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES