Neptune Sailing
Analysis
Neptune Sailing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08012364). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Neptune Sailing reported income of £21k and spending of £32k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £30k to £21k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Neptune Sailing sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orton Wistow Community Association (£21k), Globe Rangers FC (£21k) and The Fornham All Saints Community Council (£21k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To educate young people through the provision of sailing and other related activities through training and so as to develop their sailing skills as well as their physical, mental and social capabilities. To promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for sailing, in particular dinghy sailing.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Orton Wistow Community Association | Peterborough | £21k |
| Globe Rangers FC | London | £21k |
| The Fornham All Saints Community Council | Bury St Edmunds | £21k |
| Village of Garford Common Good Trust | Oxfordshire | £21k |