The Ellen MacArthur Trust is a charity that gains all funds from donations and fundraising activities.

The Trust is very careful that all monies raised or donated are not wasted. Staffing and administration costs are kept low and volunteers help out free of charge.  This means the majority of funds are used for our sailing operations, and we pride ourselves in having grown year on year to reflect our increased fundraising activities.  We organise a number of fundraising events ourselves, for example a ball during Skandia Cowes Week from 2006-2008 and several events in conjunction with our Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain voyage in 2009.  We also actively approach companies and individuals for donations and sponsorship of our dinghy weeks and yacht trips.

All costs associated with our trips are covered by the Trust.

As the children come from all over the country travel costs vary so we base our summer four-day-trip costs on an average of £500 per child.  This includes (but is not exclusive to) travel, food, yacht hire, professional Skipper, waterproofs and lifejackets along with all additional activities such as rib rides, swimming and team building.
For our Bradwell Residential Dinghy Week we estimate it costs an average of £400 per child for the week, including but not exclusive to accommodation, food, all activities and all safety equipment.

By supporting the Trust and signing up to give a regular monthly amount or by making a donation, you can help us increase the number of young people we take sailing.  To give you an idea of what your donation can help with please see below.  Any amount, no matter how big or small, quickly adds up to help us continue doing what we do.

Annual Regular Giving
£5 per month will pay for a childs lifejacket and annual service
£10 per month will allow a young person to race for a day in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race or Skandia Cowes Week
£25 per month means another young person can come along to our residential dinghy week
£41.70 per month will give a young person in recovery from cancer or leukaemia the opportunity to join our four day summer sailing trips

Single Gifts
£20 covers the cost of one young person’s victuals for one trip
£50 will provide a UV-resistant T-shirt and cap to protect the young person from the sun
£500 allows us to take one young person sailing on a four-day trip

For a full financial report, click here for a link to the Charity Commission website where our annual Trustees Report & accounts are lodged.