PETERBOROUGH SAILABILITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1120978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer sailing opportunities, social interaction and exercise to disabled people in the Peterborough area.

Objects

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECREATION AND SPORT OF SAILING IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: LOCALLY IN THE PETERBOROUGH AREA.

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

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £6,133 on unrestricted funds, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees consider the level of free reserves at £26,181 to be sufficient to cover identified risks, as it meets their estimated requirement of approximately £26,000. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no trustee remuneration paid.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Sailing fees (58% of income)
“Sailing fees 26,194 - 26,194 15,798” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 2.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 3 822 - 822 1,138” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £26,000 (held: £26k)
“Based on the above assessment, the trustees have estimated that the level of free reserves required to mitigate against the identifiable risks is approximately £26,000.” — page 7
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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£45k£36k
31/12/2024£21k£31k
31/12/2023£44k£30k
31/12/2022£23k£18k
31/12/2021£28k£20k

Common questions

Is PETERBOROUGH SAILABILITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £6,133 on unrestricted funds, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees consider the level of free reserves at £26,181 to be sufficient to cover identified risks, as it meets their estimated requirement of approximately £26,000. The charity is run entirely by volunteers with no trustee remuneration paid. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England20/12/2017£10kPontoon Extension
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2015£4kPontoon Extension
Sport England15/03/2014£10kIncreasing Capacity
Sport England20/02/2014£10kGet Equipped - Keelboat