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special boat service association

Special Boat Service Association is a registered charity whose purpose is disability. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Dorset and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The main objectives of the Association as set out in the Constitution are: To promote the efficiency of the Special Boat Service Association by: Maintaining contact between serving and former members of the Service and providing for social gatherings for them; Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the Service and perpetuating its deeds; Preserving the tradit

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,591,386
Latest Expenditure
£3,351,741

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 17.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £231,507
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £3,110,586
Investments £249,293
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,785,187
Raising Funds £566,554
Governance £20,000
Grants to Institutions £252,612
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£3,591,386£3,351,741£2,785,187£11,463,683£2,840,91312 / 0
2024£4,433,470£3,700,031£2,552,048£11,111,902£10,810,72112 / 0
2023£3,389,727£2,855,400£2,491,679£9,827,222£819,56811 / 0
2022£5,743,487£9,308,476£9,041,405£9,730,288£818,86011 / 1
2021£2,344,926£1,957,714£1,636,706£12,644,351£1,894,4589 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
HQ SQN
RM POOLE
HAMWORTHY
POOLE
DORSET
BH15 4NQ
Registration Date
23 August 2016
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5079544
Charity Number
1168876

Also Known As

  • SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE ASSOCIATION (SBSA)
  • SBSA