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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE DISCOVERY SAILING PROJECT

The Discovery Sailing Project is a Scout based organisation, headquartered on the River Hamble. We provide Offshore Sail Training in 3 coded yachts to young people and those with visual or audio impairment, either as individuals or in groups. The Project provides a progression through its Watch Leader training scheme, encouraging young people to develop further towards skipper
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 several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/10/23£142£123£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£117£118£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£78£88£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£58£66£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£148£114£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£138£80£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£92£77£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£100£86£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£100£65£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£80£62£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£94£67£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£72£65£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11?£122£103£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£105£107£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£98£99£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£108£117£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£66£61£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£50£56£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£39£45£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£41£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 50 years

www.dsp.uk.com

office@dsp.uk.com

01489580099

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 17/02/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,171 23/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID CHRISTOPHER SMITH Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL STEPHEN HUDSON Appointed: 2011
  • MR MIKE NADIN MBE MRIN
  • NICHOLAS SHERWOOD NELL Appointed: 2014
  • PETER WILLIAM DAVID GLOOR Appointed: 2024
  • RICHARD JAMES HART Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/1974, number: 267884
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

Hangar 2E Universal Marina
Crableck Lane
Sarisbury Green
Southampton
SO31 7ZN

Objectives

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GOSPORT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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