UK SAILING ACADEMY

Registered charity 299248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U K SAILING CENTRE

UKSA is a youth training charity set up to provide lasting impact through transformational opportunities for young people. We do this by working in the following areas: youth development programmes, schools and groups programmes, and professional qualifications leading to employment.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN (OR YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR TRAINING IN SAILING AND SEAMANSHIP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.)2.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR FACILITIES FOR WATER SPORTS AND UTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECT OF MARITIME ACTIVITIES AND IN PARTICULAR IN MATTERS RELATING TO:(A) THE PROMOTION OF PERSONAL SAFETY(B) THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENT(C) NAVIGATION(D) ENGINEERING(E) SEAMANSHIP(F) STABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF BOATS(G) COMMUNICATION AT SEA(H) MARITIME LAW(I) BUSINESS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS4. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SAILING FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Isle of Wight, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £426,000 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £8,057,000. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continued operation. Capital commitments of £99,000 were disclosed relating to the Victoria Barracks development.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Internal risk management 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
• Trustee expenses 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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• UK Sailing Academy appoints Catherine Dixon as new Chief Executive Officer onthewight.com · 14/05/2025
• UK Sailing Academy spotlights importance of maritime career development in youths boatinternational.com · 15/12/2023

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UKSA (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rear Admiral Richard Stokeschair
• Alastair Rutter
• Catherine Longhurst
• DAVID JOHN LISTER MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Niall Williiam Denholm
• Martin Coles · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rosalyn Julia Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Shonagh Primrose
• Thomas Clifton Athron

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

Operates in: Devon · Essex · Isle Of Wight · Kent · Southampton City · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BATCHWORTH SEA SCOUTS.

• BATCHWORTH SEA SCOUTS income £131k
• BIRMINGHAM YOUTH SPORTS ACADEMY (BYSA) income £179k
• UNITED KINGDOM PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION income £120k
• HANSA CLASS UK income £31k
• Sail Training Trust income £195k
• SAIL TRAINING INTERNATIONAL income £981k

Side by side with its peers

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