Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE BOLEH TRUST 

The main aim of the Boleh Trust is to offer sailing opportunities to young people..
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
31/12/22£93£78£16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£51£57£-6n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£73£50£23n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£42£53£-11n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£124£40£83£0£0£0n/a035
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.bolehproject.com

antaw031055@gmail.com

07976 826909

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 06/05/2022
PROJECT BOLEH 2022
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 24/11/2020
towards upgrading the Boleh ship (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/05/2020
SAIL BOLEH
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 14/02/2019
towards the costs of sailing for pupils from Portsmouth and Weymouth based state schools
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£4,770 01/04/2018
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2017, number: 1175954
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Samson House
Kelham Gardens
MARLBOROUGH
Wiltshire
SN8 1PW

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN TRADITIONAL SHIPWRIGHT SKILLS.(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE.(2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRITISH MARITIME HERITAGE AND, IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE IN FULL WORKING ORDER OF EXAMPLES OF SAILING VESSELS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED.(4) THE PROVISION OF SAIL TRAINING AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE WELFARE AND EFFICIENCY OF THE FORCES OF THE CROWN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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