Registered charity · Sunderland
Adventure Sunderland LTD
Adventure Sunderland LTD is a registered charity (number 1053017) based in Sunderland, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Malcolm George Holmes. Latest income £666k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Adventure Sunderland, Sunderland Marina, The MAC (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £666k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Amateur Sport
- Where
- Sunderland
- Website
- www.sunmac.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Adventure Sunderland
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£666k£795k
- 2024£749k£779k
- 2023£724k£692k
Earlier years
- 2022£674k£616k
- 2021£640k£561k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WATER RELATED AT THE MARINE ACTIVITIES CENTRE (SUNDERLAND) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF ALL PERSONS OF ALL AGES
Grants received
2 grants · £14,823 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sport England · £14,823 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Malcolm George Holmes Chair
- Gerry Taylor since 2022
- John Ramsay since 2022
- Martin Meling since 2013
- Matthew Hunt since 2016
- Michael Hendy since 2016
- Tom Wills since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Martin Meling since 2013
- Matthew Hunt since 2016
- Michael Hendy since 2016
- Tom Wills since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Malcolm George Holmes Chair
- Gerry Taylor since 2022
- Martin Meling since 2013
- Matthew Hunt since 2016
- Michael Hendy since 2016
- Tom Wills since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- John Ramsay since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1053017
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/02/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/04/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/10/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 JAN 2016AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 JAN 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 03153901 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01915144721 · ian@sunmac.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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