Registered charity · Southampton
The RYA Foundation
The objects of the Charity are, for the benefit of the public, the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation of the sport of boating by (but not exclusively by):a) the provision of facilities, equipment and training for...
- 7 trustees
- Income £224k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.rya.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The RYA Foundation
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£224k£66k
- 2025£47k£96k
- 2024£71k£112k
Earlier years
- 2023£167k£44k
- 2022£116k£20k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity are, for the benefit of the public, the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation of the sport of boating by (but not exclusively by):a) the provision of facilities, equipment and training for participation in boating;b) the provision of grants and other assistance to individuals in need by reason of their youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; c) the advancement of education of the general public on boating and water safety and environmental protection of the seas, inland waters and marine coastal habitats;and in any other ways which are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
Grants received
1 grant · £8,000 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 · £8,000
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
- Debbie Blachford Chair since 2017
- Abigail Sowler since 2018
- Alison Louise Gunn since 2021
- Hannah Wilcox since 2025
- Katherine Margaret Neylan since 2023
- Keith Bibby since 2023
- Margaret Patricia Delany since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Debbie Blachford Chair since 2017
- Abigail Sowler since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Debbie Blachford Chair since 2017
- Abigail Sowler since 2018
- Alison Louise Gunn since 2021
- Hannah Wilcox since 2025
- Katherine Margaret Neylan since 2023
- Keith Bibby since 2023
- Margaret Patricia Delany since 2021
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1084351
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/12/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/12/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/12/2013 as amended on 23 Apr 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 04129560 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02380604100 · info@ryafoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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