Heroes on the Water UK
What it does
Heroes On The Water UK is a charity that provides Kayak Angling experiences to our wounded military and members of the public who have suffered whilst carrying out a public duty. Kayak Angling combines physical and mental challenge with the space and freedom to gain new confidence and recover both physically and mentally.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.SPECIFICALLY HEROES ON THE WATER UK EXISTS TO HELP WOUNDED MILITARY, EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL AND OTHERS INJURED WHILST CARRYING OUT PUBLIC DUTIES TO RELAX, REHABILLITATE AND REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH KAYAK FISHING AND THE OUTDOORS. KAYAK FISHING AND OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEED SHOWN TO HAVE EXCELLENT REHABILITATIVE EFFECTS WITH MILITARY VETERANS IN THE USA. THE CHARITY WILL OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE UK INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, WALES, [SCOTLAND] AND [NORTHERN IRELAND] AND WILL ORGANISE KAYAK FISHING AND RELATED OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 4 April 2025, it had income of £356 and spent £2,877.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2025 | £356 | £2,877 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2024 | £138 | £835 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2023 | £221 | £1,210 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2022 | £349 | £1,042 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 April 2021 | £2,127 | £2,890 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 83%, from £2,127 in the year to 4 April 2021 to £356 in the year to 4 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 808% of its income in the year to 4 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Keith WardChair
- Anthony Palmer
- Martin Hurst
- Neil Whitehead
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2025 | 4 February 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 9 days early | Not required |
| 4 April 2024 | 4 February 2025 | Received 18 November 2024, 78 days early | Not required |
| 4 April 2023 | 4 February 2024 | Received 17 January 2024, 18 days early | Not required |
| 4 April 2022 | 4 February 2023 | Received 15 August 2022, 173 days early | Not required |
| 4 April 2021 | 4 February 2022 | Received 21 August 2021, 167 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1155380
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 January 2014
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 13 APR 2013
- Website
- www.heroesonthewater-uk.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.