OCEANS OF HOPE UK

Registered charity 1180234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity based in the UK which organises sailing events for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We are the home of the award-winning Oceans of Hope Challenges, offering people from all over the world the opportunity to sail alongside others with MS. MS is a chronic condition where the body attacks the brain and nervous system, leading to physical, cognitive and emotional challenge

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN PARTICULAR SAILING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF SERIOUS DISEASE OR ILL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AS A RESULT OF A MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DIAGNOSIS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of approximately £14,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £96,317 against expenses of £82,484. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £72,260, held to meet ongoing expenses and unanticipated costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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 4 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oceans of hope uk (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• NICOLA CLAIRE ELIZABETH KAUFMANchair
• Colin Weston
• Debbie Sharpe
• John Revess
• Karin Helders
• Kathryn Turnbull
• MIKKEL ANTHONISEN
• Rebecca Mary Green

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

Operates in: Croatia · Ireland · New Zealand · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey

Income and spending

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