Registered charity · Droylsden
The Water Adventure Centre
- 4 trustees
- Income £107k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport and 2 more
- Where
- Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
- Website
- www.wateradventurecentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£107k£191k
- 2024£137k£177k
- 2023£167k£185k
Earlier years
- 2022£237k£197k
- 2021£166k£175k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 65% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION OF A WATER BASED ADVENTURE PLAY AND YOUTH CENTRE AT FAIRFIELD LOCKS ON THE ASHTON CANAL AT DROYLSDEN MANCHESTER FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE CRAFT OF BOAT BUILDING AND BOAT HANDLING. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 NOVEMBER 1978.
Grants received
15 grants · £349,945 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £117,168
- Sport England · £77,169 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £50,000 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £34,340
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £34,268 (5 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Diane King
- David Naraynsingh since 2023
- John Byrne since 2023
- Suzanne Vincent since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Suzanne Vincent since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- John Byrne since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Diane King
- David Naraynsingh since 2023
- Suzanne Vincent since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 508340
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 NOVEMBER 1978 AS AMENDED 3 JULY 2000
- Contact on the register
- 01613012673 · info@wateradventurecentre.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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