FRIENDS OF M.V. FREEDOM

Registered charity 283955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF M. V. FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM (THE ACORNS)BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF THE ACORNS

We provide and maintain a motor catamaran with trained and qualified volunteer skippers and crew, and deliver a positive sea going experience with lasting benefits for people living with disability, including wheelchair users. Sailing from Weymouth harbour along the Dorset Jurassic coast, we offer 2 trips 5 or 6 days a week in the summer months (April to October).The charity has NO paid staff.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £29,106 for the year, increasing its total cash funds from £135,960 to £160,251. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified during the examination.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Belcher MBE
• Adrian Crook
• Martyn Simmons
• Michael Garrett
• Nicola Plumb
• Peter York

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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