WE REMEMBER SUBMARINERS

Charity Number: 1176446
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We operate in England and Wales, raising funds to support submariners, their families and groups and organisations affiliated to the Royal Navy Submarine Service. We provide support and acts of remembrance for submariners that have passed away through the provision of a wreath, Moly Pins and condolence card to immediate family. We also sign post support and services where needed.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 June 2024

Total income: £92,822
Total expenditure: £76,890

People

12 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 December 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael dewhirst Chair 01 May 2019
None on record
Commodore Andrew George James RN Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Cdre Robert J Anstey OBE Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Marc Simon Trustee 06 April 2024
WIGAN UNIT 366 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Received: On time
Michael James Cushen Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Daniel John Grenfell Bryant Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Martin Anderson Trustee 22 April 2023
None on record
Gillian Molyneux Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Nick MIller Trustee 06 March 2021
None on record
Robert Richards Trustee 06 March 2021
None on record
Peter Fisher Trustee 07 February 2020
None on record
Graham Bishop Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/06/2020 01/06/2021 01/06/2022 01/06/2023 01/06/2024
Total gross income £74.52k £108.70k £95.00k £96.67k £92.82k
Total expenditure £97.07k £61.17k £95.00k £95.03k £76.89k
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 01 June 2024 24 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 June 2024 24 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 June 2023 03 April 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 June 2023 03 April 2024 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 June 2022 16 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 June 2022 16 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 June 2021 22 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 June 2021 22 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 June 2020 19 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 June 2020 19 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Dec 2017

Charitable objects

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY WE REMEMBER SUBMARINERS. THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN BY THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE EFFICIENCY AND WELL-BEING OF SERVICE PERSONNEL. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1. TO FUND AND DISTRIBUTE A MEMORIAL LAPEL PIN KNOWN AS MOLLY PINS, IN MEMORY OF LT-CMDR. IAN MOLYNEUX GM RN. THESE WILL BE GIFTED TO CLOSE RELATIVES OF THE DEPARTED SUBMARINER. THIS PIN FEATURING A GOLD POPPY IN A WREATH OF RED POPPIES, REPRESENTS THE FAMILIES DECEASED SUBMARINER. THIS PIN IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE, CERTAIN CRITERIA MUST BE MET BEFORE THESE PINS ARE AWARDED. 2. TO FUND WREATHS TO BE LAID AT VARIOUS SUBMARINER RELATED MEMORIALS, SUCH AS THE SUBMARINE MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE EMBANKMENT, LONDON. THE WREATH-LAYING AT THE MEMORIAL OF SUBMARINERS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY CLOISTERS, THE NATIONAL CENOTAPH IN LONDON, TOGETHER WITH OTHER SITES ACROSS THE WORLD. 3. TO FUND A WREATH FOR ANY SERVING OR RETIRED SUBMARINER WHO CROSSES THE BAR. OR TO DONATE IN LIEU OF THE WREATH AS SPECIFIED BY THE NEXT OF KIN. 4. TO PRODUCE A YEARLY LAPEL PIN, WHICH HONOURS THE SUBMARINES LOST IN THAT YEAR, WITH RED POPPIES AND SUBMARINERS WHO SADLY PASS AWAY THAT YEAR IN GOLD POPPIES. THESE PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BE SOLD FROM AUGUST 1ST EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED FROM THE PIN SALES EACH YEAR WILL ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE OF THE NEXT YEAR’S PIN. 5. IDENTIFYING SERVING SUBMARINERS, SUBMARINE SERVICE VETERANS OR DEPENDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT AND EITHER PROVIDE DIRECT HELP OR SIGNPOST TO AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATION. 6. PROVIDING FUNDS TO RELIEVE STRESS OR NEED AMONGST PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF THE SUBMARINE SERVICE AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IF REQUESTED BY A RELEVANT SERVICE CHARITY. 7. TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS PERCEIVED TO BE IN THE INTERESTS OF FUTURE, SERVING AND RETIRED SUBMARINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE CHARITY. 8. A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDS RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO GROUPS WHO SEEK THE GROUPS HELP IN ASSISTING THEM, EACH CASE WILL BE JUDGED ON ITS MERITS AND ARE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES. 9. TO PRODUCE FOR SALE ITEMS OF MEMORABILIA SUCH AS POLO SHIRTS, MUGS ETC. TO ASSIST IN RAISING FUNDS FOR THE GROUP, ALLOWING US TO SUPPORT WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
17 St. Andrews Way
Church Aston
NEWPORT
TF10 9JH
Phone:
07887502198
Email:
michael.dewhirst@weremembersubmariners.com
Website:

https://weremembersubmariners.com/ Open in new window