SEAVIEW SAILING TRUST

Registered charity 1198176 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Seaview Sailing Trust raises money to pay for Isle of Wight primary school children to learn how to sail free of charge. The children are taught by qualified instructors at Sea View Yacht Club and UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) in Cowes.

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Latest income

£276k

Latest spending

£178k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £372,074, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £130,000. The charity reported a net income of £98,704 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £276,243, indicating strong financial health and the ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income)

“Donations and legacies 265,743”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: around £130,000 (held: £372k)

“By 2028 SST will aim to hold reserves of around £130,000, to ensure we have the security to continue to deliver lessons to the children”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Seaview Sailing Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREA MARIANNE JANE MINTON BEDDOESchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Charles William Veral Robins
Edward Alexander Kershaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Margaret Conway-Hughes
Lucy Victoria Richardson
Michael John C Smith
REGINALD ROBERT BARRY
Richard Dobbs
Simon James North
Thomas Alexander Hamilton Holbrook

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£276k	£178k
31/10/2024	£182k	£131k
31/10/2023	£253k	£98k
31/10/2022	£84k	£16k

Common questions

Is SEAVIEW SAILING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £372,074, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £130,000. The charity reported a net income of £98,704 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £276,243, indicating strong financial health and the ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEAVIEW SAILING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEAVIEW SAILING TRUST as a grant recipient include INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, CHK Foundation, THE VASEPPI TRUST, FAIRY WATER TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

ANDREA MARIANNE JANE MINTON BEDDOES — trustee here and at THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£32k
CHK Foundation	FY2023	£15k
THE VASEPPI TRUST	FY2024	£10k
FAIRY WATER TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE VASEPPI TRUST	FY2023	£10k
FAIRY WATER TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Marine, wildlife and sailing
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2025	£10k
CHK Foundation	FY2023	£10k
THE VASEPPI TRUST	FY2025	£10k
FAIRY WATER TRUST	FY2025	£10k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£10k
THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
MARISTOW CHARITY	FY2024	£3k
MARISTOW CHARITY	FY2025	£0
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	2	£146k
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND	2	£3k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST	1	£164k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION	1	£126k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	1	£108k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE ASSOCIATION OF SAIL TRAINING ORGANISATIONS	1	£56k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHILDREN'S SAILING TRUST.

CHILDREN'S SAILING TRUST income £1.4m
WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO income £275k
SEAVIEW PROJECT income £989k
THE CIRDAN SAILING TRUST (INCORPORATING THE FARAMIR TRUST) LIMITED income £719k
THE ISLAND TRUST LIMITED income £273k
COWES TOWN WATERFRONT TRUST LIMITED income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SEAVIEW SAILING TRUST	£276k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILDREN'S SAILING TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO FY2025	£275k	—	above	—	no doubt
SEAVIEW PROJECT FY2025	£989k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CIRDAN SAILING TRUST (INCORPORATING THE FARAMIR TRUST) LIMITED FY2025	£719k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ISLAND TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	11.3%	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.