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Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity (number 1211492) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity do?
Younger people learn to sail in single handed or double handed boats and can be lost to the sport if facility to experience larger boats is not available. Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity sees this as its mission. To achieve this, it runs a training academy in the first three months of the year for sailors aged 29 or under and then charters its boats to participants with bursary funding support.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity
Answers Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's highest-paid staff paid?
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Etchells Youth Sailing Academy; Etchells Youth Academy
Where it says it operates
Isle of Wight
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity.
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Is Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity as a registered charity (number 1211492) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's charity number?
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's charity number is 1211492. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1211492?
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What does Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity do?
Younger people learn to sail in single handed or double handed boats and can be lost to the sport if facility to experience larger boats is not available. Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity sees this as its mission. To achieve this, it runs a training academy in the first three months of the year for sailors aged 29 or under and then charters its boats to participants with bursary funding support.
Does Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity?
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's website listed in our register data is https://coweskeelboatyouthcharity.co.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity?
The register records Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's trustees paid?
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity: Etchells Youth Sailing Academy; Etchells Youth Academy.
When was Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity registered as a charity?
Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity was entered on the register on 19 December 2024.