East Coast Sail Trust

Analysis

East Coast Sail Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06774183). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Coast Sail Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £54k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £42k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, East Coast Sail Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fieldfenn Trust (£42k), The Ivor Read Charity (£42k) and The Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.