Registered charity · Hampshire
Gafirs
- 7 trustees
- Income £358k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Hampshire
- Website
- gafirs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Gafirs
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£358k£109k
- 2024£123k£106k
- 2023£112k£137k
Earlier years
- 2022£87k£129k
- 2021£108k£104k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:1 THE SAVING OF LIVES PRIMARILY OFF THE COAST OF GOSPORT AND FAREHAM IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY RECRUITING MEMBERS AND TRAINING THEM IN LIFE SAVING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATER SAFETY.
Grants received
2 grants · £9,745 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
- Department for Transport · £9,745 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Transport
- Department for Transport
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
- Andrew Barber since 2025
- Joanne Frances Young since 2020
- Kelly Louise O'Neill since 2023
- Lenie Helena Martina Johanna Stephens-Voorhorst since 2025
- Marianne Clapton since 2025
- Owen James Sargant Mr since 2023
- Robert Frederick White since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Joanne Frances Young since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Andrew Barber since 2025
- Kelly Louise O'Neill since 2023
- Lenie Helena Martina Johanna Stephens-Voorhorst since 2025
- Marianne Clapton since 2025
- Owen James Sargant Mr since 2023
- Robert Frederick White since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Joanne Frances Young since 2020
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1159681
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 JAN 1985AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/09/2014NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17/09/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02/10/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 01876307 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02392584017 · secretary@gafirs.org.uk
- 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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