THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Charity number: 256659
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Interchange and dissemination of knowledge and learning in underwater technology. Increasing public awareness and support of education and training in the marine and underwater sectors.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2025

Total income: £355,921
Total expenditure: £345,248

People

14 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • 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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Burma
  • Canada
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad And Tobago
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
  • Venezuela

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 August 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY - S U T (Working name)
Company number:
00932590 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
  • 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael James Fearn Chair 05 December 2024
None on record
Iain Ross Wylie Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Gehrig Stannard Schultz Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
David Alan Brookes Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
Graham John Whitehead Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Benjamin John Sykes Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Martin Michael Stemp Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Stephen Vincent Duffield Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Moya Crawford Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
Terence Henry Anthony Sloane Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
Dr Julie Morgan Trustee 14 December 2020
None on record
Judith Patten MBE Trustee 14 December 2020
None on record
Susan Frances John Trustee 06 December 2019
THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST OF THE COMPANY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKERS
Received: On time
Professor RALPH FRANK RAYNER Trustee 13 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Total gross income £318.70k £274.09k £318.21k £1.08m £355.92k
Total expenditure £315.14k £269.62k £285.61k £736.52k £345.25k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £2.58k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £1.06m N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £12.05k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £683 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £736.52k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 30 June 2025 02 April 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 02 April 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 31 May 2024 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 31 May 2024 31 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 28 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 28 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 04 May 2022 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 04 May 2022 4 days late 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.

C2MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23RD MAY 1968

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO UNDERWATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND TO SECURE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY WITH A VIEW TO FURTHING THE PROPER ECONOMIC AND SOCIOLOGICAL USE OF THE OCEANS AND THE EARTH BENEATH THE OCEANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAN AND HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD

Contact information

Address:
c/o Nunn Hayward
2-4 Packhorse Road
GERRARDS CROSS
Buckinghamshire
SL9 7QE
Phone:
07947911992
Email:
info@sut.org
Website:

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