DORCHESTER SAILING CLUB

Registered charity 1168067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DSC

Provides facilities for the sport of sailing and other water sports which are capable of improving physical health and fitness.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR: 1) THE SPORT OF SAILING; AND2) OTHER WATER SPORTS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.

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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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Club made a gain of £16,336 prior to mortgage repayments, strengthening its financial position. Per the trustees' report, the Club operates a reserves policy of retaining £20,000 cash as a contingency reserve, which is fully met by the unrestricted funds. The Trustees confirm the Club remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 cash as a contingency reserve (held: £576k)
“The Club operates a general reserves policy of retaining £20,000 cash as a contingency reserve.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£78k£59k
31/12/2024£73k£58k
31/12/2023£68k£71k
31/12/2022£72k£69k
31/12/2021£86k£62k

Common questions

Is DORCHESTER SAILING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Club made a gain of £16,336 prior to mortgage repayments, strengthening its financial position. Per the trustees' report, the Club operates a reserves policy of retaining £20,000 cash as a contingency reserve, which is fully met by the unrestricted funds. The Trustees confirm the Club remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England19/03/2013£10kClub Fleet Expansion Topper Argo
Sport England23/01/2013£24kSailing Area Expansion
Sport England07/12/2010£10kClub Fleet Expansion RS Feva