SOUTH SHIELDS SAILING CLUB

Registered charity 1097149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.S.S.C.

Dinghy sailing

Objects

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SAILING.

Area of benefit: SOUTH SHIELDS, SOUTH TYNESIDE, TYNE & WEAR.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net operating surplus of £7,428 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £32,523 and total expenditure of £25,096. The trustees report that the charity holds a reserve of £30,000 to cover unanticipated and uninsurable damage to assets, and the net assets increased by £4,111 after depreciation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 to cover unanticipated and uninsurable damage to assets (held: £30k)

“The charity holds a reserve of £30,000 to cover unanticipated and uninsurable damage to assets.”

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

JASON RIBYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Adam Corry
Andrew Grieve
Anthony Peter Sheils
BRUCE ROBINSON
DR JAMES ALEXANDER HENRY
Joanne Piplica
Liam Alcock
Niall Jonathan Graham · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas Woodhouse
YVONNE HENRY

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£33k	£25k
31/12/2023	£32k	£24k
31/12/2022	£28k	£23k
31/12/2021	£48k	£42k
31/12/2020	£26k	£28k

Common questions

Is SOUTH SHIELDS SAILING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net operating surplus of £7,428 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £32,523 and total expenditure of £25,096. The trustees report that the charity holds a reserve of £30,000 to cover unanticipated and uninsurable damage to assets, and the net assets increased by £4,111 after depreciation. Its FY2024 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
Sport England	04/07/2011	£10k	Adult Sailing
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/03/2006	£5k	Purchase Of Rigid Inflatable Safety Boat

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
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY	1	£200k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHOTWICK LAKE SAILING.

SHOTWICK LAKE SAILING income £31k
SHOREHAM SAILING CLUB income £70k
SOUTH SHIELDS FC FOUNDATION LIMITED income £252k
SEAFRIENDS income £44k
PENNINE SAILING CLUB income £44k
WHITLEY BAY SPORTING CLUB income £297k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH SHIELDS SAILING CLUB	£33k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
SHOTWICK LAKE SAILING FY2025	£31k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SHOREHAM SAILING CLUB FY2025	£70k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH SHIELDS FC FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£252k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SEAFRIENDS FY2025	£44k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt
PENNINE SAILING CLUB FY2025	£44k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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