THE GWENNILI TRUST

Registered charity 1049041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust provides opportunities for disabled people, and injured military personnel or veterans in particular, to experience sailing in yachts. The activities include day sailing and 5 day cruises, some RYA practical courses and limited racing. We operate from May to Oct and are generally based in the Solent. Wheelchairs are welcome on day sails.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY DISABLED IN PARTICULAR EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN YOUNG PERSONS AND THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF NAUTICAL RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ON BOARD THE VESSEL GWENNILI OR ANY SIMILAR VESSEL AND TRAINING FACILITY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net incoming expenditure of £2,875, resulting in total funds decreasing from £59,805 to £56,930. The trustees report that they regularly review funds to ensure they are adequate to fulfil continuing obligations, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Gwennili Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Preston Turnbull LLP — “The Trust acknowledges the support of Preston Turnbull LLP” (source page)
• Team Forces — “Team Forces, The Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Benevolent Fund and the Army Central Fund” (source page)
• The Veterans’ Foundation — “Team Forces, The Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Benevolent Fund and the Army Central Fund” (source page)
• the Army Benevolent Fund — “Team Forces, The Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Benevolent Fund and the Army Central Fund” (source page)
• the Army Central Fund — “Team Forces, The Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Benevolent Fund and the Army Central Fund” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Field
• Catherine Sarah Baddeley
• Damien Morrison · trustee of 1 other charity
• Edward Henry Richard Thornton
• John Thornton
• Simon Penderel Janion

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• WAVENEY SAILABILITY income £37k
• THE WHEELYBOAT TRUST income £209k
• THE RYA FOUNDATION income £224k
• TECTONA TRUST income £109k
• EAST ANGLIAN SAILING TRUST income £67k
• THE CHESIL SAILING TRUST income £21k

Side by side with its peers

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