MARITIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Charity Number: 1048454
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills. The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society. MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £172,779
Total expenditure: £185,434

Total income includes £9,977 from 2 government grant(s)

People

15 Trustee(s)

350 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 August 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MVS (Working name)
Company number:
03003565 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julie Scorer Trustee 02 February 2025
None on record
Paul Steven Howes Trustee 02 November 2024
None on record
Edward WOLTON Trustee 13 April 2024
None on record
Thomas Charles Sparks Trustee 20 November 2023
LITTLEHAMPTON UNIT 215 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Received: On time
michelle oluyinka AKINTOYE Trustee 20 November 2023
None on record
JAMES DELLER Trustee 20 November 2023
None on record
Alexander NUNNS Trustee 04 December 2021
None on record
Robert John Symons Trustee 15 May 2021
None on record
MARTYN RUSSELL SHARP Trustee 17 November 2019
None on record
Nicholas Charles Edward Spencer Trustee 13 October 2018
BARMBY MOOR VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
ELIZABETH GLARE Trustee 25 March 2017
None on record
Graham Michael Hedley Trustee 10 October 2015
None on record
Dr DAVID HUGHES Trustee
None on record
LESLIE EDWARD MILLER Trustee
None on record
DAVID EDWARD DOBSON Trustee
None on record

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 £138.98k £116.63k £187.48k £227.05k £172.78k
Total expenditure £154.32k £113.32k £147.41k £215.42k £185.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £7.50k £5.90k £9.88k £9.98k

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 23 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 November 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 INCORPORATED 20/12/1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/08/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/11/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/12/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2011 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/01/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 NOV 2016 as amended on 21 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

(A) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF MARITIME AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Maritime Volunteer Service
Dallam Court
Dallam Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA2 7LT
Phone:
01925 563620
Email:
hq@mvs.org.uk
Website:

www.mvs.org.uk Open in new window