THE VERNON MINE WARFARE AND DIVING MONUMENT

Charity number: 1128677
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ON 17TH MARCH 2020 THE CHARITY ACHIEVED ITS MAIN AIM BY INSTALLING THE MONUMENT TO THE HERITAGE OF HMS VERNON, IN PARTICULAR THE MINE WARFARE AND DIVING COMMUNITIES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. THE MONUMENT IS LOCATED IN GUNWHARF QUAYS, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, UK. THE ONGOING CAMPAIGN LED BY THE TRUSTEES WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE FUNDS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE LONG LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE MONUMENT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £4,718
Total expenditure: £7,533

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • The Vernon Monument Charity (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lt John Steven Ravenhall MID, QCVS Chair 18 October 2017
None on record
Commander Martin Mackey RN Trustee 17 February 2023
None on record
Jack Joseph Lewis Anderson Trustee 24 June 2022
None on record
Lt Cdr David Robert Stanbury Trustee 24 June 2022
None on record
Michael Thomas Coulter Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
John James Turnbull Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
CDR David Braddock SANDIFORD RN Trustee 02 July 2010
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 £52.65k £15.58k £19.17k £5.18k £4.72k
Total expenditure £24.68k £5.16k £41.23k £4.87k £7.53k
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 20 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 16 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST OF 21 JANUARY 2009 as amended on 16 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO FOSTER PATRIOTISM AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A MONUMENT AT GUNWHARF QUAYS OR OTHER PROMINENT PLACE WITHIN THE CITY CENTRE OF PORTSMOUTH AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO THE PATRIOTISM AND BRAVERY OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES MINE WARFARE AND DIVING SPECIALISTS AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO WERE TRAINED AND BASED IN HMS VERNON. (2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS INCOME IS NOT SPENT IN ANY ONE YEAR, IT MAY BE APPLIED, AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, TO ANY OTHER CHARITABLE TRUST CONNECTED WITH THE ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL MARINES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

PORTSMOUTH

Contact information

Address:
6 St. Helens Close
SOUTHSEA
PO4 0NN
Phone:
07967810242
Email:
david.sandiford@vernon-monument.org
Website:

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