CHALLENGER SOCIETY FOR MARINE SCIENCE

Charity Number: 328091
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the study and application of marine science through research and education. Specifically through contribution to public debate, holding scientific meetings, setting up specialist groups, disseminating knowledge of marine science to the public and the activities of the society to its members and providing financial assistance to students in marine science.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £38,763
Total expenditure: £41,567

People

3 Trustee(s)

18 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02274855 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Prof Maeve Lohan Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Dr James Alexander Brearley Trustee 24 June 2024
None on record
DR KATHARINE ROSEMARY LASH Trustee 15 September 2022
ANTARCTIC SCIENCE LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £46.68k £24.43k £20.87k £28.17k £38.76k
Total expenditure £21.66k £24.88k £31.31k £36.40k £41.57k
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

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 December 2023 30 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 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 6 JULY 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 11 MAY 1989 as amended on 25 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF MARINE SCIENCE IN ALL ITS DISCIPLINES THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE
WATERFRONT CAMPUS
EUROPEAN WAY
SOUTHAMPTON
SO14 3ZH
Phone:
01248382893
Email:
m.green@bangor.ac.uk
Website:

www.challenger-society.org.uk Open in new window