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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE CLASSIC BOAT CENTRE TRUST

Environment/conservation/heritage. General public mankind.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
30/09/23£82£93£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£91£88£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£103£107£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£102£62£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£74£82£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£139£59£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£75£51£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£36£39£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£22£37£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£25£36£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£28£37£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£57£51£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£44£37£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10*£34£32£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£31£31£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08*£45£30£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06*£33£26£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£26£22£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.classicboatmuseum.org

info@classicboatmuseum.org

01983292707

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Classic Boat Centre Trust
£9,900 05/02/2021
NL20 Building Younger Audiences with Digital Sailing
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Classic Boat Centre Trust
£10,000 21/11/2017
WW1 Isle of Innovation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-77
  • DOMINIC JOHN LAWRENCE FONTANA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired University Lecturer
  • DR LESLEY VICTORIA VON SCHULTHESS RECHBERG PRESTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • FRANCISCO FIGUEIREDO Appointed: 2022
  • MARK ANGUS THORNYCROFT MCNEILL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Property Management
  • RA ROSALIND HENNESSY Appointed: 2023
  • STEVEN WILLIAM SYMONS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • TOM HARDING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: College Assistant Principal
  • WILLIAM SACKVILLE GWYNNE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1997, number: 1064643
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/09/1997, number: 03439192
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 31 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR06: 23 days late,
Main office

36 Castle Road
Cowes
PO31 7QZ

Objectives

1 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are to advance public education in:1.1 Historic boats and their role in the enhancement of western civilisation;1.2 The heritage of shipbuilding and the design and construction of marine and associated craft on the Isle of Wight and adjacent Waters.1.3 Maritime heritage and archaeology of the Isle of Wight and adjacent waters

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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