# FRIENDS OF M.V. FREEDOM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 283955
- **Other names:** THE FRIENDS OF M. V. FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM (THE ACORNS)BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF M.V.FREEDOM BOAT FOR THE DISABLED, THE FRIENDS OF THE ACORNS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 28, 1982
- **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=283955


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 Bedford Terrace, Long Bredy, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT2 9HW
- **Phone:** 01308482647
- **Email:** secretary@mvfreedom.co.uk
- **Website:** www.mvfreedom.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ASSIST IN CHARITABLE WORKS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION AND RUNNING OF A SPECIALLY ADAPTED SEA GOING MOTOR VESSEL THAT ENABLES THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SEA GOING ACTIVITIES ON THE DORSET COAST.

**Activities:** We provide and maintain a motor catamaran with trained and qualified volunteer skippers and crew, and deliver a positive sea going experience with lasting benefits for people living with disability, including wheelchair users. Sailing from Weymouth harbour along the Dorset Jurassic coast, we offer 2 trips 5 or 6 days a week in the summer months (April to October).The charity has NO paid staff.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £45280 | £16174 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £43404 | £19113 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £62231 | £17697 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £54169 | £18744 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £77922 | £255713 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Adrian Belcher MBE — appointed June 22, 2023
- Adrian Crook — appointed June 19, 2025
- Martyn Simmons — appointed May 25, 2023
- Michael Garrett — appointed June 19, 2025
- Nicola Plumb — appointed June 19, 2025
- Peter York — appointed May 25, 2023