THE NEW MEDWAY STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED

Charity Number: 296236
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation and restoration of the historic Dunkirk veteran paddle steamer 'Medway Queen'. The hull was rebuilt with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the vessel returned 'home' in December 2013 to begin the next phase of restoration. The workshop and visitor centre are at Gillingham, Kent. Most expenditure appears as an investment in the value of 'heritage asset under construction'.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £80,599
Total expenditure: £99,174

People

7 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Medway
  • Swindon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 April 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MEDWAY QUEEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY (Working name)
  • NEW MEDWAY QUEEN STEAM PACKET CO LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alan Ashby Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Ann West Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Susan Gent Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Mark Bathurst Trustee 15 March 2021
None on record
Pam Bathurst Trustee 20 August 2018
None on record
Richard Paul Halton Trustee 14 October 2017
None on record
BOB STOKES Trustee 09 December 2013
SOUTHAMPTON ADVICE & REPRESENTATION CENTRE
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 £131.32k £115.42k £87.00k £87.44k £80.60k
Total expenditure £60.29k £43.75k £81.29k £81.29k £99.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £40.00k 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 March 2024 21 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 August 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 16TH FEBRUARY 1987 as amended on 28 Mar 2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE MARTIME HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN IN PARTICULAR BY THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PADDLE STEAMER MEDWAY QUEEN.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Medway Queen Preservation Society
Gillinham Pier
Western Arm
Pier Approach Road
Gillingham
ME7 1RX
Phone:
01634 559832
Email:
info@medwayqueen.co.uk
Website:

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