THE SUTTON HOO SHIP'S COMPANY

Charity Number: 1175475
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE SUTTON HOO SHIP'S COMPANY WILL RECONSTRUCT THE SHIP BURIED UNDER MOUND 1 AT SUTTON HOO AROUND 625 . THE SHIP WILL BE BUILT ON THE SURVIVING INFORMATION AND THE BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE DAY. THE SHIP WILL BE TRIALLED ON THE WATER TO TEST HYPOTHESES ABOUT ITS USE. THE BUILD AND TRIALS WILL INVOLVE SHIPWRIGHTS AND ROWERS OF ALL ABILITIES, THE COUNTRY WILL ACQUIRE A HISTORICAL ICON.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £223,977
Total expenditure: £41,321

People

11 Trustee(s)

150 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Derbyshire
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire
  • Essex
  • Lincolnshire
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sean McMillan Chair 25 June 2023
None on record
William Newman Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Helen Geake Trustee 25 June 2023
None on record
Jonathan David Lea Trustee 18 March 2022
None on record
Sharon Kindleysides Trustee 18 March 2022
None on record
Dr Damian Robinson Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Dr Angela Care Evans Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Simon Jonathon Steel Trustee 27 January 2019
None on record
Richard Anthony Startin Trustee 27 January 2019
None on record
Professor MARTIN CARVER Trustee 15 September 2016
None on record
ANDREW FITZGERALD Trustee 15 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £112.26k £112.26k £203.40k £204.26k £223.98k
Total expenditure £67.60k £67.60k £32.17k £35.68k £41.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £750 £3.25k 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 30 September 2024 01 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 01 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 05 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 05 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 29 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 29 June 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 OCT 2016 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 SEP 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A REPLICA SHIP BASED ON THE SEVENTH CENTURY SHIP FOUND AT SUTTON HOO IN SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. B) CARRYING OUT TRIALS OF THE REPLICA SHIP ON WATER AND LAND. C) CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE REPLICA SHIP, AND SHARING THE RESULTS WITH THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER PUBLIC. D) PUBLICLY EXHIBITING THE REPLICA SHIP. E) PROVIDING CRAFT OPPORTUNITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION FOR PERSONS OF DIFFERING LEVELS OF ABILITY.

Contact information

Address:
THE LONGSHED
TIDE MILL WAY
WOODBRIDGE
SUFFOLK
IP12 1FP
Phone:
07785990311
Email:
contact@saxonship.org
Website:

www.saxonship.org Open in new window