Registered charity · Essex
The Dawn Sailing Barge Trust Limited
(1) To maintain The Dawn Sailing Barge in a sea-going condition.(2) To preserve the heritage associated with The Dawn Sailing Barge.(3) To work with the communities historically served by Thames Sailing Barges to establish a meaningful and viable...
- 7 trustees
- Income £52k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.dawntrust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Dawn Sailing Barge Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£52k£36k
- 2024£30k£31k
- 2023£423£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£11k£14k
- 2021£0£48k
Charitable objects
(1) To maintain The Dawn Sailing Barge in a sea-going condition.(2) To preserve the heritage associated with The Dawn Sailing Barge.(3) To work with the communities historically served by Thames Sailing Barges to establish a meaningful and viable role for The Dawn Sailing Barge.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Gerard Swift since 2021
- Helen Mary Swift since 2026
- James Michael Frances Taylor since 2025
- Philip Robert Andrew Wilson since 2025
- Richard Thomas Gadd since 2026
- Robert Alan Lightfoot since 2026
- Sarah Katy Morecombe since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Gerard Swift since 2021
- Helen Mary Swift since 2026
- James Michael Frances Taylor since 2025
- Richard Thomas Gadd since 2026
- Robert Alan Lightfoot since 2026
- Sarah Katy Morecombe since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Philip Robert Andrew Wilson since 2025
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.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1058939
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 21 AUGUST 1996 as amended on 06 Jul 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 03240596 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01621 868727 · admin@dawntrust.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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