THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1058939
Charity reporting is up to date (12 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

After completing the restoration of the Dawn, a Thames sailing barge, to seaworthiness in 2008 ,the role of the Trust is to ensure the safeguarding of the barge for the future. Its aim is to keep her in an outstanding condition whilst allowing a number of environmental and wellbeing activities aboard the barge in the waters of the Thames Estuary. Working with partners to achieve these aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £29,953
Total expenditure: £31,003

People

6 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Richard Ede Trustee 07 October 2024
CITIZENS ADVICE COLCHESTER
Received: On time
Edward Thomas Marshall Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Catherine Mary Hammond Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Christopher John March Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
SARAH KATY MORECOMBE Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Gerard Swift Trustee 08 January 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £5.00k £0 £10.50k £423 £29.95k
Total expenditure £9.05k £47.67k £13.89k £2.32k £31.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 February 2025 12 days late
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 February 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 April 2022 66 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 March 2021 32 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 21 AUGUST 1996

Charitable objects

(A) TO ACQUIRE, TO REPAIR, TO RECONSTRUCT, TO RESTORE AND THEN TO MAINTAIN AND TO PRESERVE IN SEA GOING CONDITION AND TO EXHIBIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION THE COASTAL SAILING BARGE "DAWN" A BARGE PECULIAR TO THE THAMES ESTUARY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE VESSEL") WITH AUTOMOTIVE POWER, THE EQUIPMENT, FITTINGS AND FURNISHINGS THEREOF AND HISTORIC RELICS THERETO; (B) TO MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH VESSEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTRUCTION OF ALL CLASSES OF BOY OR GIRL STUDENTS AND OTHER YOUNG PERSONS IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY MEANS OF EDUCATIONAL CRUISES AND INSTRUCTION IN SHIPMANSHIP.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Forge
Langham
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO4 5PX
Phone:
01621 868727
Email:
admin@dawntrust.co.uk
Website:

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