HERTFORDSHIRE YOUNG MARINERS' BASE

Registered charity 1055435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERTS YOUNG MARINERS BASE, HYMB

The Herts Young Mariners Base provides a wide range of Outdoor Educational activities mainly to young people but also to adults.These are mainly around canoeing & kayaking, sailing, climbing, caving providing both skills and personal development opportunities

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR FACILITIES FOR SAILING, WATER SPORTS AND OTHER ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE STUDENTS OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN FORMAL EDUCATION WITH A PREFERENCE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE.

Area of benefit: HERTFORSDHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£329k

Latest spending

£410k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

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Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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Funders the charity credits

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

NHS England — “We’ve joined forces with NHS England to reflect an important NHS reminder on mirrors in over 240 gyms and leisure centres and 76 libraries i…” (source page)
Age UK — “We’re delighted to announce that we are supporting Age UK’s Act Now, Age Better campaign to get all of us thinking, talking and taking actio…” (source page)
Diabetes UK — “We partnered with Diabetes UK, to support two of the charity’s fundraising initiatives – Swim22 and the One Million Step challenge – by help…” (source page)
Coram — “Our partnership with Coram helps ensure adoptive families and care-experienced children have access to opportunities that support physical a…” (source page)
Change Please — “Providing coffee for all of GLL’s cafés with 100% of our profits help people experiencing homelessness through our Barista Training Programm…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Charles Bindon · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Anthony Hebblewhite
Justin Jardine
Lorraine Ann Patrinos · trustee of 1 other charity
Pauline Thomas-Bennett
Philip Donnay · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Enfield · Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£329k	£410k
31/12/2023	£311k	£362k
31/12/2022	£319k	£323k
31/12/2021	£288k	£288k
31/12/2020	£251k	£298k

Common questions

Is HERTFORDSHIRE YOUNG MARINERS' BASE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The provided document is a template and guidance for completing a Gift Aid donations schedule, not a charity's financial accounts. It contains instructions for data entry and examples of donor details, but no financial statements, reserves, or operational data.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	27/08/2025	£11k	Active Waters: Paddle Sports for Over 50s
Sport England	22/05/2012	£10k	Access to Sailing

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH LONDON PARTNERSHIP CONSORTIUM LIMITED.

NORTH LONDON PARTNERSHIP CONSORTIUM LIMITED income £368k
HIMAT TANNA CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
DORSET GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £114k
MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST income £3.1m
THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON AND HOVE LIMITED income £668k
HOMEFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HERTFORDSHIRE YOUNG MARINERS' BASE	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH LONDON PARTNERSHIP CONSORTIUM LIMITED FY2025	£368k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HIMAT TANNA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DORSET GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST FY2026	£3.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON AND HOVE LIMITED FY2025	£668k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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