Weston Sailing Club
Analysis
Weston Sailing Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Weston Sailing Club reported income of £49k and spending of £60k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £72k to £49k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Weston Sailing Club sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Follifoot Park Disabled Riders Group (£49k), Life Chances (£50k) and Tara Care (£49k).
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
The advancement of amateur sport, specifically dinghy sailing, to promote health by involving physical and mental skill and exertion on an amateur basis for the public benefit primarily though not exclusively resident in the local and greater Southampton area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Follifoot Park Disabled Riders Group | Harrogate | £49k |
| Life Chances | Office B23 | £50k |
| Tara Care | Leicester | £49k |
| Cymdeithas Gymunedol Y Bala a Phenllyn / Bala & Penllyn Community Association | Bala | £50k |