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.

Objects

[1] THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TOGETHER WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRUE CHRISTIANITY; AND [2] THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SAILING AND ALLIED FACILITIES, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Maldon, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a positive financial outcome for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £698,125, well above its stated policy target of at least £75,000. While the charity generated a surplus in its unrestricted funds, its restricted funds showed a deficit, largely due to significant charitable expenditure on projects and lightvessel costs. The organization maintains a strong cash position and continues to invest in its facilities and fleet, indicating stable operational health despite economic challenges.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

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 — 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.

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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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Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FALCON BOAT CLUB.

• FALCON BOAT CLUB income £216k
• ANGEL COMMUNITY CANAL BOAT TRUST income £84k
• ADVENTURES OFFSHORE income £108k
• EAST ANGLIAN SAILING TRUST income £67k
• WALLINGFORD ACCESSIBLE BOAT CLUB income £50k
• CanalAbility income £305k

Side by side with its peers

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