WEST WILTS YOUTH SAILING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1057119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W W Y S A, WWYSA

THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 -18 YEARS HOW TO SAIL FOR OVER 50 YEARS. WE OPERATE THREE EVENINGS A WEEK FOR A 26 WEEK SEASON. EACH EVENING YOUNG SAILORS TAKE TO THE WATER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A RYA SENIOR INSTRUCTOR AND A TEAM OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. TEACHING CONSISTS OF WATER TUITION AND CLASSROOM WORK. SAILING IS FUN!

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SAILING AND ALLIED ACITVITIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of income over expenditure of £1,887 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Total funds held increased to £30,447, represented by unrestricted and restricted bank accounts, indicating stable financial resources.

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

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alian Song Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Wheeler
• Juley Simmonds · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Whittemore · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset · Wiltshire

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Government & lottery funding

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