THE MARINE SOCIETY AND SEA CADETS

Charity number: 313013
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting Sea Cadet activity. Supporting the maritime industry. Franchisor and primary support for Sea Cadet units ? local groups constituted as separately registered charities. Supporting the maritime industry through the Marine Society, allowing seafarers access to lifelong learning opportunities, a ships? library service, and the provision of financial support for professional advancement.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£23,562,000

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Donations and legacies £2.26m
Charitable activities £14.19m
Other trading activities £34.00k
Investments £1.22m
Other £5.86m

Total expenditure:
£19,341,000

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Raising funds £663.00k
Charitable activities £18.68m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £12,719,000 from 2 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £663.00k
Charitable expenditure £18.68m
Retained for future use £4.22m

People

181 Employee(s)

16 Trustee(s)

8689 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 6
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 3
£90k to £100k 1
£110k to £120k 1
£140k to £150k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Bermuda
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Malta
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 1962: Standard registration
  • 02 August 1995: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE MARINE SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JEREMY JOHN HARLEY PENN Chair 11 October 2017
ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND
Received: On time
Honor Wilson-Fletcher MBE Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Dr Kate Richardson OBE Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Andy Helliwell Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Deana Rouse MBE Trustee 08 October 2025
None on record
Stephen Edward Peck Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Stuart Edward Curl Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Kirsten Hopkins Trustee 11 October 2023
None on record
John Denholm Trustee 11 October 2023
None on record
Steve Smith OBE Trustee 27 January 2023
None on record
Laurelle Brant Trustee 06 October 2021
None on record
Gareth Hampton Trustee 06 October 2021
None on record
David Dingle Trustee 01 October 2020
THE SEA CADET ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Jonathan Robertshaw Trustee 01 October 2020
THE SEA CADET ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Michael Schofield Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Leonie Austin Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £14.26m £19.35m £16.50m £18.84m £23.56m
Total expenditure £13.84m £15.81m £18.78m £18.62m £19.34m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.11m £14.44m £12.45m £12.41m £12.72m
Income - Donations and legacies £2.14m £3.35m £1.57m £4.25m £2.26m
Income - Other trading activities £17.00k £40.00k £43.00k £32.00k £34.00k
Income - Charitable activities £11.48m £15.52m £14.25m £13.62m £14.19m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £625.00k £440.00k £635.00k £940.00k £1.22m
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £5.86m
Income - Legacies £2.00k £45.00k £123.00k £173.00k £12.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £13.50m £15.25m £18.42m £18.23m £18.68m
Expenditure - Raising funds £346.00k £557.00k £364.00k £389.00k £663.00k
Expenditure - Governance £5.00k £55.00k £189.00k £244.00k £245.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.49m £879.00k £885.00k £739.00k £750.00k
Expenditure - Investment management £48.00k £71.00k £38.00k £199.00k £145.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £10.07m £13.78m £19.65m £15.35m £15.33m
Long-term investments £19.50m £20.08m £12.76m £20.22m £27.14m
Other assets £11.70m £10.18m £8.97m £6.89m £4.74m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £5.94m £4.55m £5.06m £5.06m £5.82m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

THE MARINE SOCIETY ACT OF 1772 AND SCHEME OF 22 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2005, 10 OCTOBER 2007 AND 14 OCTOBER 2009 AND AFFECTED BY UNITING DIRECTION OF 5 MAY 2006.

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES USING A NAUTICAL THEME; 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SEAFARERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE; 3) THE ADVANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MARITIME MATTERS; 4) THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC OR OTHER RESEARCH OF PARTICULAR BENEFIT TO SEAFARERS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; 5) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SEAFARERS OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, BEING FACILITIES WHICH WILL IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND OF WHICH THEY HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; 6) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG SEAFARERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 313013-4 ALBERT EDWARD TRUST 1936
Governing document
THE MARINE SOCIETY ACTS OF 1772,1957 AND 1983 AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 1976 NO.147 AND SCHEME OF 19 JANUARY 1981
Charitable objects
FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE SOCIETY.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 25 October 1962 : Standard registration
  • 02 August 1995 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
THE MARINE SOCIETY & SEA CADETS
200B LAMBETH ROAD
LONDON
SE1 7JY
Phone:
02076547000
Email:
info@ms-sc.org
Website:

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