Registered charity · Dorset
Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation
Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is a registered charity (number 1153060) based in Dorset, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Miles Arthur Bradbury since 2014. Latest income £3.6m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Assf (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £3.6m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Miles Arthur BradburyChair · since 2014
- Amanda SimpsonTrustee · since 2013
- Andrew LawsonTrustee · since 2020
- David Martin GrattonTrustee · since 2020
- David TylerTrustee · since 2013
- Iain Bryden Percy OBETrustee · since 2013
- John Henry Derbyshire OBETrustee · since 2014
- Leah SimpsonTrustee · since 2013
- Nicholas Blair Manny HarrisonTrustee · since 2014
- Prakash ParanTrustee · since 2018
- SIR Charles Benedict Ainslie CBETrustee · since 2013
- Sophie Arabella SheldonTrustee · since 2023
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, Disability, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- andrewsimpsonfoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.6m£3.7m
- 2024£3.1m£3.0m
- 2023£2.3m£2.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.4m£2.3m
- 2021£2.4m£1.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECT') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE SPORT OF SAILING OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT (SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL);(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE (MAINLY) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SAILING PROGRAMMES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPORT OF SAILING.(D) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
12 grants · £256,703 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 · £94,264 (5 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £80,000
- BBC Children in Need · £74,389 (4 grants)
- Quartet Community Foundation · £5,530
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,520
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Miles Arthur Bradbury Chair since 2014
- Amanda Simpson since 2013
- Andrew Lawson since 2020
- David Martin Gratton since 2020
- David Tyler since 2013
- Iain Bryden Percy OBE since 2013
- John Henry Derbyshire OBE since 2014
- Leah Simpson since 2013
- Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison since 2014
- Prakash Paran since 2018
- SIR Charles Benedict Ainslie CBE since 2013
- Sophie Arabella Sheldon since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Miles Arthur Bradbury Chair since 2014
- Amanda Simpson since 2013
- Andrew Lawson since 2020
- David Tyler since 2013
- Iain Bryden Percy OBE since 2013
- John Henry Derbyshire OBE since 2014
- Leah Simpson since 2013
- Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison since 2014
- Prakash Paran since 2018
- SIR Charles Benedict Ainslie CBE since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Amanda Simpson since 2013
- Andrew Lawson since 2020
- David Tyler since 2013
- Iain Bryden Percy OBE since 2013
- John Henry Derbyshire OBE since 2014
- Leah Simpson since 2013
- Prakash Paran since 2018
- SIR Charles Benedict Ainslie CBE since 2013
- Sophie Arabella Sheldon since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Miles Arthur Bradbury Chair since 2014
- David Martin Gratton since 2020
- Nicholas Blair Manny Harrison since 2014
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
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.1 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1153060
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 JUL 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/02/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 08595862 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 03001240449 · enquiries@andrewsimpsonfoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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