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The Coastguard Association Charity

The Coastguard Association Charity is a registered charity (number 279359) based in Lincolnshire, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Stuart Arundel. Latest income £507k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £507k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Website
www.coastguardassociation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1980

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£507k£51k
  • 2024£162k£44k
  • 2023£152k£34k
Earlier years
  • 2022£53k£22k
  • 2021£63k£14k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(A) TO FURTHER THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COASTGUARD SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE RELIEF OF SERVING AND RETIRED REGULAR AND AUXILIARY COASTGUARDS AND THEIR WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR ILLNESS, ILL-HEALTH OR INJURY; AND (B) TO RELIEVE SUCH OTHER PERSONS, THEIR WIDOWS ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS WHO SUFFER FROM NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR ILLNESS, ILL-HEALTH OR INJURY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING RENDERED OR ATTEMPTED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEAS OR FORESHORE OR AS A RESULT OF MARINE DISASTER; AND (C) TO HAVE PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE PERSONS WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED OBJECTS WHO ARE WITHOUT PARENTS OR OTHER NEAR RELATIVES.

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.

5 trustees on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

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

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • 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.

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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£162k latest income · income exceeded spending 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
279359
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 15TH JANUARY 1980
Contact on the register
07831140385 · treasurer@coastguardassociation.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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