Colne Valley Special Sailors

Analysis

Colne Valley Special Sailors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Colne Valley Special Sailors reported income of £19k and spending of £25k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £2,434 to £19k (+673%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 383%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Colne Valley Special Sailors sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Johnners Trust (£19k), Warnborough Foundation CIO (£19k) and Inspire Bucks (£19k).