# OCEANS OF HOPE UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180234
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 8, 2018
- **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=1180234


## Contact

- **Address:** Front & Rear Basement Flat, 20 Brunswick Square, HOVE
- **Postcode:** BN3 1EH
- **Phone:** 07958490018
- **Email:** info@oceansofhope.co.uk
- **Website:** www.oceansofhope.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN PARTICULAR SAILING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF SERIOUS DISEASE OR ILL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AS A RESULT OF A MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DIAGNOSIS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** We are a charity based in the UK which organises sailing events for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We are the home of the award-winning Oceans of Hope Challenges, offering people from all over the world the opportunity to sail alongside others with MS. MS is a chronic condition where the body attacks the brain and nervous system, leading to physical, cognitive and emotional challenge




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Croatia
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Spain
- Turkey
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £96000 | £82000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £86352 | £67106 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £99043 | £79039 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £20626 | £25507 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £10754 | £1015 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **NICOLA CLAIRE ELIZABETH KAUFMAN** (Chair) — appointed March 19, 2018
- Colin Weston — appointed Aug. 18, 2025
- DAVID ALLSOP — appointed March 19, 2018
- Debbie Sharpe — appointed Oct. 16, 2025
- Karin Helders — appointed Aug. 18, 2025
- Kathryn Turnbull — appointed Feb. 24, 2022
- MIKKEL ANTHONISEN — appointed March 19, 2018
- Rebecca Mary Green — appointed Feb. 2, 2022