WORLD SHIP SOCIETY LTD.

Charity Number: 1139902
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main activities of the World Ship Society are advancing and supporting interest in, understanding of, study of, and research into ships, shipping and related matters.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £59,770
Total expenditure: £61,900

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Isle Of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad And Tobago
  • Turkey
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WSS (Working name)
Company number:
04449095 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dennis Maccoy Chair 20 May 2023
None on record
Iain McCall Trustee 28 May 2022
THE FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Received: On time
KRISPEN ATKINSON Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
Dr DAVID WALKER Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
MICHAEL KAHLER Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
WILLIAM MAYES FCA FRSA Trustee
None on record
JAMES ALEXANDER POOLE Trustee
None on record
JOHN MARSHALL WILLIAMS BA FCA Trustee
None on record
Dr ROY STEPHEN FENTON BA PHD Trustee
None on record
JOHANNES HENRICUS MORNOUT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £67.77k £65.70k £89.37k £60.93k £59.77k
Total expenditure £69.39k £66.03k £60.92k £56.44k £61.90k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 December 2023 27 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 MAY 2002

Charitable objects

TO AROUSE, STIMULATE AND MAINTAIN INTEREST IN SHIPS, SHIPPING AND RELATED MATTERS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SUBJECTS AND THEIR RICH HERITAGE BY COMPILING, PUBLISHING AND PRESERVING RECORDS AND ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL CONCERNING SHIPS AND THEIR PART IN MERCANTILE AND NAVAL ACTIVITY; AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CURRENT AND HISTORICAL NAUTICAL AFFAIRS.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Contact information

Address:
WORLD SHIP SOCIETY LTD.
MAYES HOUSE
VANSITTART ESTATE
WINDSOR
BERKSHIRE
SL4 1SE
Phone:
01753620237
Email:
secretary@worldshipsociety.org
Website:

worldshipsociety.org