Blackwell Sailing

Analysis

Blackwell Sailing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Windermere. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05235483). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackwell Sailing reported income of £78k and spending of £85k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £76k to £78k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Blackwell Sailing sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fredericks Foundation (£78k), East Keswick Village Hall (£78k) and Meadow Vale Community Association (£78k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.