LOWESTOFT AND EAST SUFFOLK MARITIME SOCIETY

Charity number: 271444
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide manpower and resources to maintain buildings and run museum, provide projects for schools & pre-school groups, care homes, clubs etc, open 7 days week to general public. Supply information on maritime matters and local history in answer to enquiries from around the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £26,509
Total expenditure: £31,689

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LOWESTOFT MARITIME MUSEUM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COLIN DIXON Chair
None on record
Stanley John Earl Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
Janet Mina Matthews Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
ROY HAMMOND Trustee 18 August 2020
None on record
Alec Ernest Goldspink Trustee 06 December 2013
None on record
CAROL DAINES Trustee 21 July 2013
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 £17.59k £14.42k £15.76k £19.26k £26.51k
Total expenditure £20.18k £6.86k £13.99k £12.31k £31.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £11.00k £10.67k 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 March 2024 23 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29TH APRIL 1976

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN SHIPPING, OLD AND MODERN, IN LOWESTOFT AND DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND IN THE TRADES AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPING AND SHIPPING LORE IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A MARITIME SECTION OF A MUSEUM IN LOWESTOFT.

Area of benefit

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

LOWESTOFT AND EAST SUFFOLK

Contact information

Address:
Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Whapload Road
LOWESTOFT
Suffolk
NR32 1XG
Phone:
01502561963
Email:
ADMIN@LOWESTOFTMARITIMEMUSEUM.CO.UK
Website:

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