Sail Training International

Analysis

Sail Training International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gosport. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04686048). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sail Training International reported income of £981k and spending of £941k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £498k to £981k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sail Training International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Manchester Gymnastics (£979k), The Cambrian Village Trust Limited (£982k) and Paddington Recreation Ground (£977k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, trading 8.7%, investments 6.2% and donations and legacies 4.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £57k. Reserves of £767k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.