NANCY BLACKETT TRUST

Registered charity 1181202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity owns and maintains Arthur Ransome's yacht Nancy Blackett, "Goblin" in his book We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea. The yacht is sailed by members of the Trust, displayed at maritime events and used as base for sessions introducing young people to sailing old boats and the works of Ransome. Membership open to all. Small grants to young sailors for relevant activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO AREI)ADVANCE OF EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN ISLAND AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORKS OF ARTHUR RANSOME; ANDII) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY SAILING AND ALLIED FACILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.[NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.].

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 reported a net deficit of £12,258 for the year, drawing down £15,000 from investments to cover maintenance costs. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of at least 50% of average annual expenditure, with unrestricted reserves of £198,239 and total funds of £223,861. The trustees are satisfied that the current financial position and investment returns will safeguard reserves and keep the vessel in good condition for the next 20 years.

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.

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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/11/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carl Robert Ranger
• IRWIN KIT JACOBSON
• KEITH JOHN WHITE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Selby Taylor
• Neil Brooks
• Peter Willis
• Robin Sadler

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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