the ethel trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Ethel Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Sheffield and operates in Barnsley, Doncaster, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We are a community barge service providing educational, therapeutic and leisure outings on our purpose built barge for the most marginalised communities throughout South Yorkshire. We also offer skills based training courses in boat-handling and skippering.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield City

Financial Information

Latest Income

£91,454

Latest Expenditure

£80,687

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 9.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 99.4%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £653,494

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £0

Investments £188

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £59,556

Raising Funds £351

Governance £2,100

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£91,454	£80,687				0 / 55
2023	£177,529	£85,956				0 / 35
2022	£119,078	£35,666				0 / 35
2021	£653,682	£59,907	£59,556	£653,682	£96,792	3 / 35
2020	£71,771	£52,268				0 / 20