DEBEN YACHT CLUB
Deben Yacht Club promotes community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Woodbridge and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for sailing, including:- providing teaching in the skills of sailing in dinghies and yachts;- providing training for instructors and members including safety practices and the use of safety power boats.
Objects
3. ObjectsThe objects of the CIO are:The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Woodbridge and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for sailing and paddle sports including:- providing learning and teaching in the skills of sailing in dinghies and yachts;- providing learning and teaching in paddling skills;- providing training for instructors and members including in safety practices and the use of safety power boats
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £9,628 against income of £86,132.39 and expenditure of £76,504.62. Free reserves are reported as £181,212.57, which the trustees indicate are held to cover maintenance and replacement of assets and cater for expected future capital expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“Maintain reserves to cater for expected future capital expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Christopher John Woodard
- DAVID VERNON HAYHOW
- DIANA COBB
- David Kemp
- FRANCES MARGARET ALEXANDER
- JANE BRADBURN
- JOHN GEORGE PREVETT
- Jillian Mary Wickson
- John Bernard Adams
- Martin Philip James
- THOMAS ADRIAN KWOK MAN YEUNG
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £86k | £77k |
| 30/09/2024 | £86k | £68k |
| 30/09/2023 | £84k | £22k |
| 30/09/2022 | £76k | £57k |
| 30/09/2021 | £77k | £81k |
Common questions
Is DEBEN YACHT CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £9,628 against income of £86,132.39 and expenditure of £76,504.62. Free reserves are reported as £181,212.57, which the trustees indicate are held to cover maintenance and replacement of assets and cater for expected future capital expenditure.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 16/04/2015 | £10k | Increasing the Number and Type of Club Boats |
| Sport England | 16/04/2014 | £50k | Deben Yacht Club Changing Rooms Improvement |