CARDIGAN BAY WATERSPORTS

Registered charity 1117225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBWS

Provision of courses in dinghy Sailing, Yacht Cruising, Windsurfing and Powerboat Handling following the syllabus set down by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and issuing appropriate certificates to successful candidates. Providing taster sessions and recreational activities for schools, youth groups and individuals in Watersports.

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN CARDIGAN BAY AND IN PARTICULAR NEW QUAY BY ORGANISING, PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO, FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES; AND2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SAILING, KAYAKING, WIND-SURFING AND OTHER WATER-SPORTS IN CARDIGAN BAY.

Area of benefit: CARDIGAN BAY

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced reduced turnover and a net expenditure of £35,161 for the year. Free unrestricted liquid reserves decreased significantly to £20,612, while the trustees' reserves policy target is six months of expected expenditure. The trustees consider the remaining reserves adequate to support operations during the summer season.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carl Andrew Rich
• Crawford Mcleary
• Mark Andrew Rex Willis
• STEPHEN RICHARD BERRY

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN YOUTH ENTERPRISES SAILING CENTRE.

• CHRISTIAN YOUTH ENTERPRISES SAILING CENTRE income £1.2m
• ROYAL CANOE CLUB TRUST income £70k
• ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE income £185k
• WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST income £773k
• YORKSHIRE DALES SAILING CLUB income £128k
• WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO income £275k

Side by side with its peers

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