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.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 JUNE 2009 AS AMENDED ON 24 OCT 2020
AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24 APR 2021 as amended on 26 May 2023 as amended on 26 May 2023
Charitable objects
2.1 TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST ALL SERVING AND RETIRED SEAFARERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE; TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF SEAFARERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE OR RETIREMENT.
2.2 TO EDUCATE THE WIDER PUBLIC ON THE ROLE, PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS AND TO SUPPORT THOSE INTERESTED IN A CAREER AT SEA.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
