Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation

Analysis

Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08595862). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mencap in Kirklees (£3.6m), Special Boat Service Association (£3.6m) and The Back-Up Trust (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50% and charitable activities 50%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.