NORFOLK SCHOOLS SAILING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1142627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NSSA

The Norfolk Schools Sailing Association (NSSA) has been in existence for over 65 years and has provided opportunities for thousands of young people to learn and improve their sailing ability. We run a programme of courses throughout the season for children and for adults who train to become our future instructors. We offer membership at minimal cost, which makes this sport more accessible to all.

Objects

A) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SAILING;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF PUPILS AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SAILING IN NORFOLK

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity retained significant reserves and completed major redevelopment projects at its Filby base. Per the trustees' report, bank balances reduced by around £17,000 due to these investments, but the charity continues to operate with adequate resources and no material uncertainties.

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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2024 (received 01/08/2025, 2 days after the 30/07/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Samuel Archerchair
• Andy Goff
• Craig Honey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Carter
• JEREMY ROBERT MILLS
• MARTIN DAVID ALAN KING
• NEIL THURLOW
• PAUL MITCHELMORE
• PAUL TIMOTHY BONHAM
• Philip Logsdon
• RUTH ELIZABETH BONHAM
• SUE ELIZABETH HEAD
• Timothy Percival
• William Holledge · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION.

• ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION income £1.0m
• THE NORFOLK BOAT (SAIL TRAINING) LIMITED income £75k
• WEST WILTS YOUTH SAILING ASSOCIATION income £34k
• NORTH STAFFS ROWING CLUB income £44k
• NATIONAL SCHOOLS REGATTA income £29k
• ARNSIDE SAILING CLUB income £39k

Side by side with its peers

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