MENAI STRAITS HERITAGE SAILING

Registered charity 1206008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Formed in 2021, Menai Straits Heritage Sailing (MSHS) is a not-for-profit heritage and community wellbeing initiative based in Beaumaris, Anglesey North Wales, serving Anglesey and Gwynedd. It aims to connect and engage a wide group of people in a unique local heritage project, with the overall aim of investing in and delivering social and cultural benefit along with improved individual wellbeing.

Objects

1) THE PROMOTION OF THE HERITAGE OF MENAI ONE DESIGN TRADITIONAL SAILING BOATS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF APPRENTICESHIPS IN SUCH CRAFTMANSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH HISTORIC TRADITIONAL SAILING BOATS.2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR SAILING.

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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Registered contact address: Isle of Anglesey, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves increased to £58,670 and restricted reserves to £45,216 by the end of the period. However, the trustees note that the financial situation appears more favourable than it actually is due to significant restricted grants for boat restoration and salaries, and they do not assume comparable future payments. The charity is actively securing funds to cover estimated core costs of £44,000 to £60,000 annually.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Menai Straits Heritage Sailing (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Heritage Lottery — “The National Heritage Lottery, without whose funding this project would not have been possible” (source page)
• Beaumaris Town Council — “Beaumaris Town Council” (source page)
• Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon — “Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon” (source page)
• Ynys Mon County Council (Mon Actif) — “Ynys Mon County Council (Mon Actif)” (source page)
• HMS Conway Association — “HMS Conway Association” (source page)
• The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights — “The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights” (source page)
• Soroptimists International — “Soroptimists International” (source page)
• Tesco Groundwork Scheme — “Tesco Groundwork Scheme” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Henry John Chestertonchair
• Helen Elizabeth Gavin-Brown
• John Begley
• John Foulkes Lloyd

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

Operates in: Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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