THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST LIMITED
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Executive summary
The Dawn Sailing Barge Trust is a critically distressed heritage preservation vehicle that has been technically insolvent since at least 2019, with net liabilities deteriorating to £62,127 by FY2023 against cash reserves of just £4,455. This position falls far below viability thresholds for the maritime heritage sector, where even modest vessel maintenance requires annual expenditure well in excess of the Trust's entire asset base. The recent resignation of three directors, combined with concentrated control through a single trust structure, compounds the financial distress with significant governance risk. Without substantial external intervention—likely requiring either major grant funding, asset restructuring, or merger with a stronger heritage organisation—the Trust's continuation as a going concern appears increasingly untenable.
Shareholders' funds
-£62,127
Balance sheet as at 2023-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1996-08-21
- Employees
- 0 (2023 accounts)
- Registered office
- Littlebrook Maldon Road, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon, Essex, England, CM9 8AG
- Postcode
- CM9 8AG
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-08-06
- Next due by
- 2026-08-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74990 Non-trading company
- 85590 Other education not elsewhere classified
- 91020 Museums activities
- 91030 Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Officers 1 current · 31 resigned
Registered charity
THE DAWN SAILING BARGE TRUST LIMITED — charity number 1058939
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE OLD VICTORY 140 COAST ROAD, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8NX, UNITED KINGDOM | 2014-09-02 |
| 41 THE LANE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 8NS, ENGLAND | 2012-11-19 |
| CLAYTHORN, DOMSEY LANE LITTLE WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM3 3PS | 2010-08-13 |
| PLUMTREE HALL, RAMSHOLT, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK IP12 3AD | 2006-12-08 |
| 69-71 EAST STREET, TOLLESBURY, MALDON, ESSEX CM9 8QE | 2001-11-02 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 415 similar companies in CM, trading since 1996
Competitors Chelmsford
This company ranks 364 among non-trading company in Chelmsford.
The class of 1996
32%
of the 1,946 companies in this sector incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 67% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.