THE SOLENT DOLPHIN

Registered charity 900604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ALISON MACGREGOR

To relieve persons suffering from mental or physical disabilities and those accompanying them, by the provision of facilities for recreational or other leisure time occupation and in particular, by the provision of pleasure boat trips for such persons

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF PLEASURE BOAT TRIPS FOR SUCH PERSONS.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £410,365, while restricted funds decreased to £8,357, resulting in total net assets of £544,427. The trustees acknowledge that the inclusion of investment gains in the Statement of Financial Activities does not accurately reflect income as it is based on year-end valuations rather than realized cash. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting the previous year's annual expenditure excluding depreciation and exceptional items.

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 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02399830

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JEFFERY, Nick — director, appointed 09/10/2024not on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Jeremy Arthur — director, appointed 04/10/2024on trustee list
• OAKLEY, Alison Louise — director, appointed 04/10/2024on trustee list
• CHALKLEY, Andrew David — director, appointed 26/10/2022on trustee list
• STEPHENS, George Michael — director, appointed 01/04/2022on trustee list
• MUNT, William Albert Reginald — director, appointed 15/03/2017on trustee list
• DUNCAN, Ian Shaw — director, appointed 31/01/2007on trustee list
• ROBSON, Ian Charles Oakley — directoron trustee list
• BLAIR, Alan David — directornot on trustee list
• ROBSON, Ian Charles Oakley — secretary, appointed 12/05/2022

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Louise Oakleychair
• ALAN BLAIR MBE
• Andrew David Chalkley
• George Michael Stephens
• IAN CHARLES OAKLEY ROBSON
• IAN SHAW DUNCAN
• Jeremy Arthur Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas John Jefferey
• WILLIAM Albert Reginald MUNT

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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