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The Disabled Sailors Association

Registered charity 1028993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABLED SAILORS ASSOCIATION, DSA RORO SAILING PROJECT, THOMAS MORLEY TRUST

provide recreation facilities and information for disabled and disadvantaged people

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£775k
Latest spending
£763k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £119,792, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £50,000 (three months of expenditure), although the trustees describe the current position as a 'very good achievement' given recent difficulties. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £11,947 for the year, driven by £774,751 in total income against £762,804 in charitable expenditure. The trustees note that the bank balance was low at £8,386 due to prioritizing project spending, but confirm that operations are continuing with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £120k)
“It is DSA policy to try to maintain a balance of free reserves which equates to at least three months expense payments. This would be approximately £50K” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Disabled Sailors Association (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£775k
Total spending
£763k
Cost of raising funds
£102k
Reserves (reported)
£8k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: France · Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£775k£763k
31/12/2024£640k£894k
31/12/2023£291k£237k
31/12/2022£408k£347k
31/12/2021£434k£332k

Common questions

Is The Disabled Sailors Association financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £119,792, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £50,000 (three months of expenditure), although the trustees describe the current position as a 'very good achievement' given recent difficulties. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £11,947 for the year, driven by £774,751 in total income against £762,804 in charitable expenditure. The trustees note that the bank balance was low at £8,386 due to prioritizing project spending, but confirm that operations are continuing with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Disabled Sailors Association?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Disabled Sailors Association as a grant recipient include THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, CHK Foundation, ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUST, BRUCE WAKE CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£310kPrimary - The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£160k
CHK FoundationFY2024£150k
ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUSTFY2024£100kThe relief of physical and mental illness
ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUSTFY2023£100kSupporting the physical and mental health of HM Armed Forces
BRUCE WAKE CHARITYFY2025£45k
THE HOPMARKET CHARITYFY2024£42k
CHK FoundationFY2023£25k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
CHK FoundationFY2023£20k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE BAND TRUSTFY2024£10kDisabled
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2023£10k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2022£10k
AXIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kPurchase of new dinghy 'Spirit of Axis'
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITEDFY2021£7kSupport towards their core costs, Portsmouth, UK
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kPromotion of sporting activities amongst the disabled and disadvantaged
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2022£5k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2023£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kAdvancement of amateur sport
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2021£4k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE LINMARDON TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£3k
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£2kThe advancement of health or saving of lives
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England19/06/2025£11kSailing Taster Days
UK government18/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England01/07/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST1£164k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION1£126k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION1£108k
THE ASSOCIATION OF SAIL TRAINING ORGANISATIONS1£56k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£41k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST1£22k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION1£20k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RUTLAND SAILABILITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Disabled Sailors Association£775k—0unclear—no doubt
RUTLAND SAILABILITY FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL AIR FORCE SAILING ASSOCIATION FY2024£135k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RYA FOUNDATION FY2026£224k—0unclear—no doubt
MOSAIC 1898 LTD FY2025£2.2m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
STRODE PARK FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FY2025£13.0m——unclear45.0%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.