WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1096073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHERRY YACHT CHARTER TRUST

(a) restore, maintain and preserve for the benefit of the public one or more examples of the Norfolk Wherry and in particular the wherries "Hathor", "Olive", and "Norada".(b) advance the education of the public concerning Norfolk Wherries and their historic and cultural role in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.(c) provide training in the skills necessary to restore, maintain and sail them.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:- 3.1. TO RECOVER, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ONE OR MORE EXAMPLES OF THE NORFOLK WHERRY AND IN PARTICULAR THE WHERRIES "HATHOR," "OLIVE" AND "NORADA"; 3.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING NORFOLK WHERRIES AND THEIR HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ROLE IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK BROADS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND SAIL THEM ("THE OBJECTS")

Area of benefit: NORFOLK

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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Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £73,968 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000. The charity reported a net income of £20,397 for the year, with total income of £136,224 against total expenditure of £115,812. The trustees believe the charity can continue as a going concern, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the current level of reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £74k)

“It is the trustees' intention to build up free reserves to a level of £100,000 representing £50,000 for operating costs and £50,000 as an emergency fund for repairs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW SCULLchair
Dawn Atter
Judith Keogh
SIMON WILLIAM PAUL HOUSDEN

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£136k	£120k
31/03/2024	£96k	£127k
31/03/2023	£129k	£111k
31/03/2022	£54k	£99k
31/03/2021	£94k	£77k

Common questions

Is WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £73,968 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000. The charity reported a net income of £20,397 for the year, with total income of £136,224 against total expenditure of £115,812. The trustees believe the charity can continue as a going concern, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the current level of reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/03/2005	£641k	"Wherry Yachts"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£520k
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST	1	£164k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION	1	£126k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	1	£108k
THE ASSOCIATION OF SAIL TRAINING ORGANISATIONS	1	£56k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	1	£41k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£29k
Norwich Freemen's Charity	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST.

THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST income £479k
THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE income £189k
THAMES SAILING BARGE TRUST income £111k
WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO income £275k
THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED income £377k
TRINITY BUOY WHARF TRUST income £430k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST FY2025	£479k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE FY2024	£189k	—	above	—	no doubt
THAMES SAILING BARGE TRUST FY2024	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO FY2025	£275k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£377k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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