Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

BLACKWELL SAILING

PROVIDE SAILING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND FACILITIES FOR THIS ON EQUAL TERMS WITH OTHERS AND ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE. OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE ALSO OFFERED AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£61	£71	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/03/22	£65	£56	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	31
31/03/21	£76	£43	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/20	£43	£67	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/03/19	£72	£72	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18	£66	£74	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£61	£71	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£66	£60	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£50	£61	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£93	£61	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£43	£67	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£55	£74	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£51	£59	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£161	£139	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£30	£39	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£41	£38	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£42	£32	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£27	£32	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

blackwellsailing.com

blackwellsailing@yahoo.co.uk

01539445333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
32 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cumbria Community Foundation - Salary funding
£3,000	01/07/2020	Salary funding
National Lottery Community Fund - 2019 Sailing Season
£10,000	14/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to run activities including sailing and canoeing for people with disabilities. The aim is to improve health and wellbeing and though accessible activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - 2018 Sailing Season - Instructor fees, manager's salary and volunteer
£10,000	07/02/2018 12	The group will host sailing activities for people with disabilities. This will improve access to sailing and canoeing activities and build confidence through learning new skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Blackwell Sailing
£20,000	29/01/2014	the charity provides safe & enjoyable sailing activities to adults with learning disabilities as a means to extend their experience of the outdoor environment and develop their social skills.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Blackwell Sailing (Cumbria)
£42,000	11/12/2012	Towards the core costs of the organisation, which provides sailing and leisure opportunities for people with learning disabilities across Cumbria from its base in South Lakeland.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-73

LINDSEY COOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sales Assistant, Other trusteeship: CUMBRIA SOUTH GIRL GUIDES,

CHRISTINE GIBSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

DR DAVID JOHN RIDDELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor

GEOFFREY ALAN PARDOE (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Senior Activity Instructor

JOYCE MANNING Appointed: 2005, Occupation: None

JAMES EDWARD CURRIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.PAUL'S, SCOTFORTH,

SALLY JOHNSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2004, number: 1106865
Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2004, number: 05235483

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cockshot Wood
Glebe Road
Bowness-on-Windermere
Windermere
LA23 3HE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ART OF SAILING, OTHER OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES ON EQUAL TERMS WITH THE ABLE BODIED BY ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE AND TO CARRY OUT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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