THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1058939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST

After completing the restoration of the Dawn, a Thames sailing barge, to seaworthiness in 2008 ,the role of the Trust is to ensure the safeguarding of the barge for the future. Its aim is to keep her in an outstanding condition whilst allowing a number of environmental and wellbeing activities aboard the barge in the waters of the Thames Estuary.Working with partners to achieve these aims.

Objects

(1) To maintain The Dawn Sailing Barge in a sea-going condition.(2) To preserve the heritage associated with The Dawn Sailing Barge.(3) To work with the communities historically served by Thames Sailing Barges to establish a meaningful and viable role for The Dawn Sailing Barge.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has negative unrestricted reserves of £79,042 and a net distributable deficit of £58,082. However, the directors confirm the company is prepared on a going concern basis due to the continued support of the directors and trustees, who have no doubts about its ability to continue operating.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We are really pleased to be supporting The Dawn Sailing Barge Trust to safeguard the physical heritage of the barge and strengthen the trust…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gerard Swift
• Helen Mary Swift
• James Michael Frances Taylor
• PHILIP ROBERT ANDREW WILSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Thomas Gadd
• Robert Alan Lightfoot
• SARAH KATY MORECOMBE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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