THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SQUADRON IN THE COMMUNITY

The objects of the charity are to advance the education, and/or promote the development of and/or relieve need in children and young adults living on or as determined by the Trustees having a sufficient connection with the Isle of Wight by such exclusively charitable means as the Trustees think fit particularly by promoting and supporting activities and opportunities with a marine connection.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:1.1.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF; AND/OR1.1.2 PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF; AND/OR1.1.3 RELIEVE NEED IN;CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING ON OR, AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES, HAVING A SUFFICIENT CONNECTION WITH, THE ISLE OF WIGHT BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH A MARITIME CONNECTION.

Area of benefit: HAVING A SUFFICIENT CONNECTION WITH THE ISLE OF WIGHT

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

Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £2,161,148 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' stated fundraising target of at least £2.6m when adjusted for inflation. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although the charity recorded a net deficit of £24,954 for the year due to investment losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £2.6m (reserves figure: £2.2m)

“Taking account of inflation since then, the Trustees’ have set a new fundraising target to achieve net assets of at least £2.6m.”

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09138930

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ACTON, Michael Christopher — director, appointed 01/01/2026on trustee list
ANDERSON, David John Lane Freer — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
ACLAND, Miranda — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
SILLARS, Calum, Commander — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
WATT, Andrew — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
BYATT, Duncan Ian Arthur Campbell — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
KYLE, Patricia Anne — director, appointed 25/11/2022on trustee list
CHARLTON, Alexander Murray — director, appointed 01/10/2022not on trustee list
NICHOLSON, Diana Mary, The Hon Mrs — director, appointed 01/10/2020on trustee list
STEVENS, James Edward — director, appointed 27/11/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Charlton KC
Andrew Watt
Commander Calum SILLARS
David John Lane Freer ANDERSON
Diana Nicholson · trustee of 1 other charity
Duncan Ian Arthur Byatt
James Stevens · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Christopher Acton
Miranda ACLAND
Patricia Anne Kyle

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£100k	£99k
31/12/2024	£180k	£91k
31/12/2023	£113k	£67k
31/12/2022	£183k	£279k
31/12/2021	£131k	£94k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £2,161,148 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' stated fundraising target of at least £2.6m when adjusted for inflation. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although the charity recorded a net deficit of £24,954 for the year due to investment losses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include The Ethos Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Ethos Foundation	FY2024	£80k	Smaller grant

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
CEREBRAL PALSY PLUS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB TRUST.

ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB TRUST income £61k
THE ISLAND COLLECTION income £240k
THE W L PRATT CHARITABLE TRUST income £74k
THE WHIRLWIND CHARITABLE TRUST income £54k
SWIMATHON FOUNDATION income £771k
THE RYA FOUNDATION income £224k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB TRUST FY2025	£61k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ISLAND COLLECTION FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE W L PRATT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£74k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WHIRLWIND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£54k	—	below	—	no doubt
SWIMATHON FOUNDATION FY2025	£771k	—	below	—	no doubt

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