Wetwheels Foundation

Registered charity 1148600 · since 2012wetwheelsfoundation.org·England, Guernsey, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£123k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The Foundation funds accessible boating for disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages, so a request fits best if your project is a boating experience that builds confidence and wellbeing.
Its grants go to operators, which are social enterprises registered as community interest companies or local equivalents, so a charity that is not such an operator should check with the Foundation before applying.
Neither the annual report nor its website publishes an application process, so start by getting in touch through the contact shown and ask how requests are handled.
The annual report gives annual giving of £122,985, but no typical grant size is stated, so ask about the likely scale of funding before you set a figure.

Overview

Wetwheels Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1148600).

Wetwheels Foundation is a registered charity (number 1148600) whose purpose is the relief of those in need by reason of disability through powerboating in the interest of social welfare. It exists to offer disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages a chance to access the water. It obtains grants for its network of eight operators, which deliver experiences to specific groups of disabled people. Its annual giving is £122,985.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Foundation obtains grants for its operators to deliver experiences to specific groups of disabled people. Where finances allow, operators charge participants; where needed, experiences are subsidised or given without charge, with fundraising meeting the cost. The Foundation says it awards operator funding fairly and accountably. Its operators are social enterprises registered as community interest companies or local equivalents. The funded work provides barrier-free, active participation on accessible boats for disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages, aiming to build confidence and improve physical and mental wellbeing.

Themes

Accessible boating

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Wetwheels Foundation.

Barchester Charitable FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £262k The Varrier - Jones FoundationRollingGave £1.4M The Leathersellers’ FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £3.4M I.G.Y. FoundationInvitation onlyGave £5M CECOS FoundationInvitation only White Stuff FoundationInvitation onlyGave £204k McCarthy Stone FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £334k James Tudor FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £1.4M The John Thaw FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £87,500 Poundland FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £1.3M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£260,348	£189,276	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£362,667	£205,940	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£358,263	£272,899	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£417,712	£268,031	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£262,091	£292,976	£122,985	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.