TURN TO STARBOARD

Registered charity 1161201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Turn to Starboard uses RYA sailing courses and sailing experiences to support retired and serving UK Armed Forces personnel who have been affected by their service . Our focus is on re-integration, re-engagement and providing tangible experiences, expert training and career building opportunities, all in a supportive and unique environment.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,591 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. The trustees note that the charity currently holds no free reserves, falling short of its stated policy target of six months of general running costs, although it is actively pursuing diversified income streams to improve financial resilience.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Turn to Starboard (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Veterans Foundation — “Our Partners and Supporters Veterans Foundation” (source page)
• The RAF Benevolent Fund — “The RAF Benevolent Fund” (source page)
• The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity — “The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity” (source page)
• The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust — “The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust” (source page)
• Army Benevolent Fund — “Army Benevolent Fund” (source page)
• Positive Pathways Programme — “Positive Pathways Programme” (source page)
• The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust — “The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• Medlock Charitable Trust — “Medlock Charitable Trust” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (35% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Robinson
• Elaine Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lee Hazard
• Mark Lorriman-Hughes
• Neil Mansfield Harper
• Sarah Leslie Louise Marshall
• Sharon Scully

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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