FELLOWSHIP AFLOAT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1059143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FACT, FELLOWSHIP AFLOAT

Fellowship Afloat's centre at Tollesbury, Essex is a place for adventure, relaxation and exploring the environment.Based on a converted lightvessel moored on the coast, it is an activity venture for youth clubs, schools, churches , special needs groups and people pursuing sailing qualifications.Guests are served by the centre staff and expert volunteers who form the lively Christian community.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on ordinary activities of £16,637 for unrestricted funds and a deficit of £132,024 for restricted funds, resulting in a net increase in total funds. The trustees report that the charity's assets are sufficient to meet its obligations and that the organization continues to rebuild following pandemic disruptions. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £555,630, which is above the stated policy target of £75,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fellowship Afloat (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (47% 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: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• NEIL CHRISTOPHER KENNETT-BROWNchair
• Andrew Tryfan Eastham
• DAVID ANTHONY HILLYER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr JONATHAN GAY
• GERALDINE ANNE MOSCROP
• Hannah Mary Owen
• JOHN CLARENDON KEVAN
• KEITH HAROLD MOSCROP
• RUTH ELLAM
• Rev Edward Paul Sauven · trustee of 1 other charity

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 LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP.

• LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP income £2.8m
• THE AHOY CENTRE income £549k
• ARMY SAILING ASSOCIATION income £963k
• OCEAN YOUTH TRUST SOUTH income £852k
• THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE income £189k
• WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO income £275k

Side by side with its peers

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