THE SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL ASSOCIATION (1982) (SAMA 82)

Charity number: 1118842
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining links between serving armed forces and former members of armed forces and Merchant Navy who served in conflict. Education of the public in relation to the conflict. Assisting those who served in the conflict and their dependents by making grants, providing facilities and/or sponsoring return visits for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by serving in the conflict.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £91,046
Total expenditure: £52,725

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL ASSOCIATION (82) (Previous name)
Company number:
06113679 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Herring Chair 01 April 2017
None on record
ROBIN PAUL TURK Trustee 01 April 2023
None on record
MICHAEL SHERRINGTON Trustee 01 April 2023
None on record
ALAN DODSWORTH Trustee 23 February 2023
None on record
BRIAN JOHN SHERRINGTON Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
CHRISTOPHER ALAN HOWE MBE Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
STEPHEN PETER PENFOLD Trustee 26 April 2020
None on record
ANDREW JAMES LOCKETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £72.12k £101.18k £154.39k £64.40k £91.05k
Total expenditure £43.82k £39.92k £93.46k £55.44k £52.73k
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 2024 08 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 April 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 May 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 01 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 August 2021 On time
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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 19 FEBRUARY 2007. as amended on 22 Jun 2021 as amended on 21 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

2. The Charity’s Main Objectives are:- 2.1. to promote the efficiency of the United Kingdom armed forces and other supporting units by maintaining contact between serving members of the armed forces and members and former members of the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, and other UK units that served in operations in the South Atlantic in 1982; 2.2. to advance the education of the public and members of the armed forces in matters relating to operations in the South Atlantic in 1982; 2.3. to promote good citizenship for the benefit of the public at large by commemorating the contribution made by those United Kingdom participants who died through the action during operations in the South Atlantic in 1982, and by maintaining a book of commemoration and remembrance available on the internet, as a memorial to the personnel and civilians who died in the operations in the South Atlantic in 1982; 2.4. to relieve individuals who are in receipt of the South Atlantic Medal 1982 issued by the United Kingdom for their service in the South Atlantic during the period between 2 April 1982 and the 21 October 1982, and also their dependants, who are in need by virtue of hardship, sickness or old age by: 2.4.1. making grants of money to them or 2.4.2. providing or paying for goods, services, facilities, or assistance for them or 2.4.3. making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services, or facilities to those in need or 2.4.4. sponsoring return visits to the Falkland Islands for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by their involvement in the 1982 South Atlantic operations.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 1 Hall House
Llanover Business Centre
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 9HA
Phone:
01495741592
Email:
sama@sama82.org.uk
Website:

www.sama82.org.uk Open in new window