THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND

Charity Number: 211869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To serve seafarers and their dependants through the provision of welfare services; to provide opportunities for training and to promote public safety and the safety of shipping generally; to act as a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority and provide Nautical Assessors; to maintain the fabric and heritage of Trinity House.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£12,251,995

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Donations and legacies £106.95k
Charitable activities £1.76m
Other trading activities £1.41m
Investments £8.97m
Other £4.15k

Total expenditure:
£12,526,181

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Raising funds £5.63m
Charitable activities £6.90m
Other £0

-£11,501,550 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,114,302 from 13 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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £5.63m
Charitable expenditure £6.90m

People

23 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

75 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£90k to £100k 1
£120k to £130k 2

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1966: Standard registration
  • 09 July 1996: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
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
Rear Admiral Iain Stuart Lower CB MA AFNI Chair 13 February 2024
None on record
Jeremy John Leonard Bennett Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Sarah Louise Kenny OBE Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Captain Andrew Lee Holt Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff CBE DL Trustee 18 October 2022
TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY
Received: On time
Commander Nigel James Hare MA FRIN Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
COMMODORE WILLIAM MICHAEL WALWORTH CBE Trustee 03 September 2014
THE HAVANT YOUTH SAIL TRAINING SCHEME
Received: On time
THE E. HAYES DASHWOOD FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ROYAL MERCHANT NAVY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE ROYAL MERCHANT NAVY SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
HAVANT YOUTH SAIL TRAINING SCHEME SAIL HYSTS
Recently registered
CAPTAIN Stephen Mark GOBBI JP MA LLB Trustee 07 May 2013
HOSPITAL OF SIR JOHN HAWKINS, KNIGHT, IN CHATHAM
Received: On time
CAPTAIN NIGEL HOPE RD MNM FNI Trustee 10 May 2012
None on record
CAPTAIN ROGER BARKER MNM FNI Trustee 19 May 2009
THE SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.91m £9.90m £10.69m £12.11m £12.25m
Total expenditure £11.23m £10.38m £11.96m £11.83m £12.53m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £626.00k £768.84k £731.36k £1.88m £1.11m
Income - Donations and legacies £7.00k £11.83k £4.59k £111.61k £106.95k
Income - Other trading activities £1.56m £758.45k £1.74m £1.65m £1.41m
Income - Charitable activities £1.10m £1.24m £1.20m £2.42m £1.76m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £7.24m £7.54m £7.62m £7.92m £8.97m
Income - Other £0 £358.55k £125.57k £1.87k £4.15k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £6.77m £5.92m £7.05m £6.17m £6.90m
Expenditure - Raising funds £4.46m £4.45m £4.91m £5.66m £5.63m
Expenditure - Governance £215.00k £249.80k £207.94k £174.80k £200.69k
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.25m £2.30m £2.80m £1.57m £2.10m
Expenditure - Investment management £634.00k £511.97k £528.49k £3.20m £3.23m
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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £10.98m £11.29m £11.16m £11.10m £10.97m
Long-term investments £265.35m £258.34m £263.57m £251.83m £240.64m
Other assets £5.33m £4.06m £4.22m £5.32m £5.55m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£455.00k £195.00k £793.00k £918.00k £85.00k
Total liabilities £1.48m £2.12m £2.59m £3.15m £3.88m

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 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 December 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.

ROYAL CHARTER 1685 AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS OF 1870, 1894, 1910, 1939 AND 1978 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 31 JAN 2022

Charitable objects

TO THE USE, COMMODITY, AND PROFIT OF THE MASTER WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF THE GUILD FRATERNITY, OR BROTHERHOOD, UNTO AND FOR THE REPAIRING OF A CERTAIN HOUSE, OR TENEMENT, COMMONLY CALLED OR KNOWN BY THE NAME OF TRINITY HOUSE; AND OF OTHER TENEMENTS AND ALMSHOUSES BELONGING TO THE GUILD FRATERNITY OR BROTHERHOOD; AND FOR THE FINDING OF CERTAIN POOR PERSONS, BRETHEREN , AND THE WIVES OF BRETHEREN OF THE GUILD FRATERNITY OR BROTHERHOOD, WHICH ARE FALLEN INTO DECAY, MISERY, POVERTY AND NEED, OR HEREAFTER SHALL FORTUNE TO FALL INTO DECAY, MISERY, POVERTY AND NEED; AND ALSO FOR THE RELIEF OF OTHER POOR MARINERS AND SEA-FARING MEN, SUCH AS BY THEM AND THEIR SUCESSORS SHALL BE THOUGHT MEET AND NECESSARY THEREWITH TO BE RELIEVED; AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC USES OF THE SOCIETY.

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 211869-22 ACTON BLAKE BEQUEST
Governing document
WILL DATED 24 MAY 1940
Charitable objects
SUBSIDIARY MERGED INTO MAIN CHARITY PENSIONS AND SPECIAL GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARINERS, THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS AND CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 23 November 1966 : Standard registration
  • 09 July 1996 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
TRINITY HOUSE
TOWER HILL
LONDON
EC3N 4DH
Phone:
02074816914
Email:
martin.atherton@trinityhouse.co.uk
Website:

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