Army Sailing Association

Analysis

Army Sailing Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aldershot. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Army Sailing Association reported income of £963k and spending of £919k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to April 2025, income grew from £661k to £963k (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Army Sailing Association 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 Foundation for Good (£960k), Carney's Community (£963k) and Bucks Cricket CIO (£955k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 22%, trading 6.8% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%.