Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

1851 MARINE TRUST 

The 1851 Trust aims to inspire and engage a new generation through sailing and the marine industry, providing young people with the education, skills and training to become innovators of the future, and stewards of the marine environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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 recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 10 years

www.1851trust.org.uk

enquiries@1851trust.org.uk

01983 247286

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£324£592£-268n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£986£954£32£88£499£3093.98120
31/12/20£773£774£-1£41£467£3775.8930
31/12/19£1,366£1,285£81£32£468£3293.11025
31/12/18£781£702£79£17£387£3766.4630
31/12/17£746£761£-15£44£307£2373.750
31/12/16£472£375£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£479£253£226£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 01/10/2021
STEM Crew - where sport and science unite
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£20,000 28/04/2021
to develop a STEM Activity Day inspired by the sport of Ultimate including lesson resources directly linked to the STEM curriculum
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 05/06/2018
1851 Trust
BBC Children in Need - Grant to 1851 Marine Trust
£30,000 08/05/2018
36
This grant will provide educational sailing trips to children and young people living in deprived areas, identified through pupil premium data. Young people will improve relations with others, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Go Sail!
£9,860 26/03/2018
12
The project will run taster sessions and a sailing course for disadvantaged children living in the community. This will help build their social, educational and life skills.
Sport England - Sailing Participation Programme
£197,872 08/04/2016
24
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sailing Participation Programme'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Sailing Participation Programme
£189,972 08/04/2016
30
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sailing Participation Programme. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2014, number: 1158670
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

The 1851 Trust
Number One
The Parade
COWES
Isle Of Wight
PO31 7QJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO CARRYING OUT ANY OBJECT THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING:(1) ADVANCING THE AMATEUR SPORT OF SAILING BY DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SAILING;(2) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN MARITIME-BASED FIELDS BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH PROVIDE MARITIME INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SKILLS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES; (3) ADVANCING SCIENCE BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY;(4) ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS WHICH RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE OCEANS AND WATERWAYS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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