The Disabled Sailors Association

Analysis

The Disabled Sailors Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gosport. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Disabled Sailors Association reported income of £775k and spending of £763k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £434k to £775k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Disabled Sailors Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Screen Share UK CIO (£775k), Runnymede and Spelthorne Cab (£775k) and Creative Arts East (£771k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £8,386 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.