Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE AHOY CENTRE

A watersports based charity changing lives and building life skills through sailing and rowing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£610£632£-22£87£1,035£86016.31422
31/12/22£543£766£-223£91£1,057£88813.91420
31/12/21£602£595£6£79£1,280£1,03620.91530
31/12/20£610£606£3£61£1,273£1,12222.21217
31/12/19£968£939£29£179£1,270£7679.81320
31/12/18£1,012£980£33£179£1,241£6708.2110
31/12/17£812£886£-74£171£1,208£5096.9150
31/12/16£1,022£785£236£143£1,282£5338.1180
31/12/15£728£681£47£127£1,045£5129110
31/12/14£623£748£-126£13£999£5168.3160
31/12/13£645£595£49£14£1,124£6461390
31/12/12£663£323£340£10£1,075£56420.940
31/12/11£266£370£-104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£336£425£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£474£523£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£575£380£195£14£977£82926.230
31/12/07£318£320£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£367£324£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£354£278£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£177£126£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 16.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 33.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.ahoy.org.uk

info@ahoy.org.uk

02086917502

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
The Michael And Betty Little Trust£46,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust£21,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,856
Sport England£18,847
Postcode Society Trust£16,100
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The AHOY Centre
£4,000 17/04/2024
£4,000 (10 days) to provide an eco audit.
Sport England - Multi-Activity with Sailability
£9,959 18/03/2024
1
The project will deliver 45 weekly multi-activity sport sessions to a group of 15-25 disabled people delivered by SportWorks coaches with support from Ahoy staff. Each session will typically involve two activities, such as yoga, chair-based fitness ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - The AHOY Centre
£4,000 07/03/2024
To support a water-based sports initiative designed for 14 to 18-year-olds facing exclusion from mainstream education and at risk of engaging in antisocial or criminal behaviour.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Outreach Officer
£21,000 21/03/2023
towards employment of an Outreach Officer for 12 months.
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Ahoy!
£46,000 20/11/2022
The AHOY centre is a water-based sports charity based on the River Thames in Deptford, London.
Postcode Society Trust - Sailability – Back on Board
£16,100 26/02/2022
Funding will facilitate weekly watersports fun engaging sessions for people with disabilities on the River Thames.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fit & Fun for all
£9,952 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of social and physical activities for young adults with learning disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation support relationships and improve physical and mental wellbeing.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The AHOY Centre - 16/11/21
£1,250 21/12/2021
Sailability -
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 17/12/2021
24
Sailing For All
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,888 22/02/2021
1
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to AHOY Centre
£120,000 04/02/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Pulling Together' project providing qualifications and training to disadvantaged young people in South London.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 13/11/2020
24
Sailing For All
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,000 01/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting
National Lottery Community Fund - Sailability Fit and Fun
£9,904 18/02/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver weekly physical and team building activities for older teens and adults living with learning difficulties and disabilities. The project aims to reduce social isolation, build skills and increase confidence.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ahoy Centre
£12,000 16/07/2019
construction of a rowing cutter (boat) for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in south London
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Pulling together
£14,500 26/04/2019
Towards an additional Safety Boat at the Ahoy Centre in Greenwich enabling the expansion of the water-based training and programme growth to support more young people at risk, and disabled people to become physically active.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to AHOY Centre
£48,906 12/02/2019
24
Pulling Together, providing water-based activities to disadvantaged young people in Deptford
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£149,296 01/01/2019
All Aboard will provide a programme of activities that will help 84 young people in Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark at risk of exclusion/offending make positive life choices. Attending once a week on Saturday for up to two years, they will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Pulling Together
£226,887 31/10/2018
36
The project will support disadvantaged, at risk young people and adults through water sports. This is used as a medium to educate, train and support young people, helping them to gain practical experience with transferable skills.
Greater London Authority - All Aboard
£149,296 08/08/2018
Since 2003, the AHOY Centre has transformed the lives of 4,500+ disadvantaged young people (YP) in SE London using the medium of watersports to empower them to flourish both on and off the water. “All Aboard” builds on this experience to provide ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 26/04/2018
Sailing For All
City Bridge Trust - Grant to AHOY Centre
£102,000 23/11/2017
24
£102,000 over two years (2 x £51,000) towards the AHOY Centre's Sail to Prevail programme for disabled people including the costs of a full time Assistant Sailing Instructor.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to AHOY Centre
£80,800 09/03/2017
24
towards two years' salary of two part-time posts providing additional support and mentoring to vulnerable young people at a sailing and water-based project in London
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to AHOY Centre
£20,000 03/11/2016
12
The charity uses waterbased activities to engage the most disadvantaged. The funding will support a Leadership and Apprenticeship Programme aimed at getting NEETs work ready and into meaninful employment.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Sailing Dinghy Fleet Expansion - purchase 3 x RS Venture Keel Dinghies
£10,799 20/10/2015
Towards the cost of three RS Venture Keel Dinghies at the AHOY Centre in order to offer more high quality sailing opportunities across a range of disciplines to participants of varying ages and abilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Training/Safety Boat (RIB)
£10,000 27/05/2015
12
The group will use the funding to purchase a new safety boat, for use alongside water sports sessions for disadvantaged young people. This will enable the group to cater for increasing numbers of people, with diverse needs and backgrounds, ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - To install an additional storey on Training Building
£100,000 10/12/2014
To install an additional trey to our training building giving us much needed additional training room to allow us to increase participant/beneficiary numbers. Plus we will be able to introduce residential courses for those disadvantaged by travel ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to AHOY Centre
£30,000 08/10/2014
The charity uses waterbased activities to engage the most disadvantaged. The funding will support a Leadership and Apprenticeship Programme aimed at getting NEETs work ready and into meaninful employment.
Sport England - Pulling Together in Thames Watermen Cutters
£9,500 13/02/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Pulling Together in Thames Watermen Cutters'. This project lists its main activity as Rowing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Show Me Why
£85,850 13/03/2013
36
This is a new project based on a similar pilot, provided by The AHOY Centre that aims to engage young people aged 15-24 in a training programme. As well as training, they will be offered volunteering opportunities and employment skills to increase ....more
Sport England - Pulling Together
£50,000 27/01/2012
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Pulling Together'. This project lists its main activity as Rowing. This funding has contributed towards a Rowing - Rowing (No Sub-Facility)
Sport England - "Pulling Together"
£28,000 15/12/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled '"Pulling Together"'. This project lists its main activity as Rowing.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-62
  • ASHLEY TREVOR MCLUCAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • CARL RICHARDSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • GIOVANNA POMILIO (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Head Of Credit Risk
  • JOHN GOODEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • MARK SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Consultant
  • RACHEL ANNE HEDLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Fundraiser
  • RACHEL ANNE LAWTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2000, number: 1084122
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/08/2000, number: 04045198
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies in force
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 10 days late,
Main office

The Ahoy Centre
Borthwick Street
Deptford
London
SE8 3JY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOATING AND SAILING FACILITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE DEPTFORD WATERFRONT FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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