# THE RYA FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1084351
- **Other names:** RYA SAILABILITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1084351


## Contact

- **Address:** RYA HOUSE, ENSIGN WAY, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO31 4YA
- **Phone:** 02380604100
- **Email:** info@ryafoundation.org
- **Website:** www.rya.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** The charity's objectives are:  to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation for disabled people;  to promote and encourage recreational sailing by disabled people through co-ordination and integration with sailing clubs and associations.   The trustees achieve this by undertaking fundraising activities and making appropriate grants.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THE UNITED KINGDOM.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £47193 | £96098 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £71097 | £112294 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £166519 | £44089 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £115987 | £19591 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £23610 | £46290 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Debbie BLACHFORD** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 6, 2017
- Abigail Sowler — appointed Oct. 24, 2018
- Alison Louise Gunn — appointed Nov. 17, 2021
- Edward Phillips — appointed Oct. 24, 2018
- Hannah Wilcox — appointed Sept. 23, 2025
- Katherine Margaret Neylan — appointed Nov. 19, 2023
- Keith Bibby — appointed Nov. 19, 2023
- Margaret Patricia Delany — appointed Nov. 17, 2021