Sailship Training and Learning for Life
Analysis
Sailship Training and Learning for Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09235505). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Sailship Training and Learning for Life reported income of £343k and spending of £355k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £192k to £343k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sailship Training and Learning for Life sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastbourne Area Parents'action Group (£343k), The Dorothy Kerin Trust (£343k) and Welfare Benefits Unit (£343k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Advance the education (including but not limited to social and physical training) of people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in such ways as the Trustees think fit; andprovide relief and assistance to people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne Area Parents'action Group | Eastbourne | £343k |
| The Dorothy Kerin Trust | London | £343k |
| Welfare Benefits Unit | York | £343k |
| Extant | London | £344k |