The Coastguard Association Charity

Analysis

The Coastguard Association Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Coastguard Association Charity reported income of £507k and spending of £51k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £63k to £507k (+706%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 214%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Coastguard Association Charity sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Success Stories (£507k), St Mary's (Bramall Lane) Community Centre (£507k) and Jamia Mosque Anwar-Ul-Loom Trust (£507k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, charitable activities 2.0% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £450k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 255 months of spending at that rate.