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Registered charity · Cowes

The Classic Boat Centre Trust

The Classic Boat Centre Trust is a registered charity (number 1064643) based in Cowes, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £79k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Classic Boat Museum (Charity Commission)

1 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are to advance public education in:1.1 Historic boats and their role in the enhancement of western civilisation;1.2 The heritage of shipbuilding and the design and construction of marine and associated craft on...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £79k (2025)
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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.classicboatmuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Classic Boat Centre Trust
Registered
1997

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£79k£127k
  • 2024£97k£120k
  • 2023£82k£93k
Earlier years
  • 2022£91k£88k
  • 2021£103k£107k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are to advance public education in:1.1 Historic boats and their role in the enhancement of western civilisation;1.2 The heritage of shipbuilding and the design and construction of marine and associated craft on the Isle of Wight and adjacent Waters.1.3 Maritime heritage and archaeology of the Isle of Wight and adjacent waters

Grants received

2 grants · £19,900 total

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Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £19,900 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,9002021-02-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002017-11-21
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.

4.3y median 2y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
11.2y
average years in governance
7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 8Finance 6Other services 4

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£97k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1064643
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1994. as amended on 01 Mar 2020
Companies House
Company number 03439192 · Active
Contact on the register
01983244101 · info@maritimeisle.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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