1851 MARINE TRUST

Registered charity 1158670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q117215449 · also known as 1851 TRUST

The 1851 Trust aims to inspire and engage a new generation through sailing and the marine industry, providing young people with the education, skills and training to become innovators of the future, and stewards of the marine environment.

Objects

1. ADVANCING THE AMATEUR SPORT OF SAILING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SAILING, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE SPORT2. ADVANCING EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDE RELEVANT SKILLS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING IN MARITIME, SPORTING AND SCIENTIFIC FIELDS3. ADVANCING SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN MARITIME-BASED FIELDS, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH ARE TO BE PUBLICLY DISSEMINATED4. ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE SAFEGUARDING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE OCEANS AND WATERWAYS

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a financial surplus of £194,130 and total net assets of £437,940. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £259,164, which is in line with the policy target of maintaining at least six months of core charitable expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 1851 Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Campbell David Flemingchair
• David Graham · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOANNE GRINDLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Gleeson
• Roy Bedlow
• Shonnel Malani · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Williams
• Tara Gillespie

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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