The Cirdan Sailing Trust (Incorporating the Faramir Trust) Limited

Analysis

The Cirdan Sailing Trust (Incorporating the Faramir Trust) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04365550). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cirdan Sailing Trust (Incorporating the Faramir Trust) Limited reported income of £719k and spending of £998k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £434k to £719k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Cirdan Sailing Trust (Incorporating the Faramir Trust) Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre (£715k), Buckinghamshire Scout Council (£722k) and St Minver Community Hub CIO (£712k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65% and charitable activities 35%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £566k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.