FRIENDS OF M.V. FREEDOM

Charity Number: 283955
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide and maintain a motor catamaran with trained and qualified volunteer skippers and crew, and deliver a positive sea going experience with lasting benefits for people living with disability, including wheelchair users. Sailing from Weymouth harbour along the Dorset Jurassic coast, we offer 2 trips 5 or 6 days a week in the summer months (April to October).The charity has NO paid staff.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £43,404
Total expenditure: £19,113

People

6 Trustee(s)

40 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
  • Disability
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 1982: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE FRIENDS OF M. V. FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM (THE ACORNS)BOAT FOR THE DISABLED (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF THE ACORNS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Adrian Crook Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Michael Garrett Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Nicola Plumb Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Adrian Belcher MBE Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Martyn Simmons Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Peter York Trustee 25 May 2023
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 £116.99k £77.92k £54.17k £62.23k £43.40k
Total expenditure £15.62k £255.71k £18.74k £17.70k £19.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.00k 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 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 May 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 SEP 1981 AS AMENDED ON 16 FEB 1993 AS AMENDED ON 27 APR 2016 AS AMENDED ON 30 APR 2020

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST IN CHARITABLE WORKS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION AND RUNNING OF A SPECIALLY ADAPTED SEA GOING MOTOR VESSEL THAT ENABLES THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SEA GOING ACTIVITIES ON THE DORSET COAST.

Contact information

Address:
8 Bedford Terrace
Long Bredy
DORCHESTER
DT2 9HW
Phone:
01308482647
Email:
secretary@mvfreedom.co.uk
Website:

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