The National School Sailing Association

Analysis

The National School Sailing Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National School Sailing Association reported income of £16k and spending of £22k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,228 to £16k (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 427%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The National School Sailing Association sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cymdeithas Gymuned Capel Dewi Community Association (£16k), South Perrott Village Hall (£16k) and Mere Peace Memorial Sports and Recreation Ground (£16k).