WESTON SAILING CLUB

Registered charity 1170017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of amateur sport, specifically dinghy sailing, to promote health by involving physical and mental skill and exertion on an amateur basis for the public benefit primarily though not exclusively resident in the local and greater Southampton area.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £10,030 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds of £225,495. The trustees note that while free reserves represent over 26 months of operating expenditure, the charity is not in a long-term sustainable financial situation due to ageing members and falling membership numbers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least a year (held: £123k)
The Trustees reserves policy is to ensure that sufficient free reserves are maintained such that the overhead cost of running and maintaining the Club and Pound including rates, insurance, depreciation are covered for at least a year. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£49k£60k
30/09/2024£48k£66k
30/09/2023£64k£66k
30/09/2022£105k£56k
30/09/2021£72k£54k

Common questions

Is WESTON SAILING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £10,030 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total funds of £225,495. The trustees note that while free reserves represent over 26 months of operating expenditure, the charity is not in a long-term sustainable financial situation due to ageing members and falling membership numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England11/01/2021£2kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England28/07/2014£5kFlood and Storm damage to Access
Sport England23/05/2014£2kEmergency Flood Relief
Sport England03/08/2012£50kSave Our Slipway
Sport England10/10/2011£10kWeston Vision for the Future