MV ROSS REVENGE (HOME OF RADIO CAROLINE)

Charity number: 1195589
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The preservation of the vessel MV Ross Revenge and the advancement of education for the public benefit of the historical importance of the vessel and its role in English cultural history, initially as a deep sea fishing trawler of significance and as a broadcast base for Radio Caroline until the present day.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £150,149
Total expenditure: £1,608

People

5 Trustee(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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 August 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Malcolm Charles Smith Chair 11 June 2021
None on record
John William DAY Trustee 10 December 2024
None on record
Stewart Frank Payne Trustee 09 August 2023
None on record
Paula Jean Shaw Trustee 30 May 2023
None on record
Stephen Anthony Gordon Taplin Trustee 11 June 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £171 £56.94k £138.40k £150.15k
Total expenditure £0 £502 £196 £1.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2025 13 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 13 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF CIO ARE THE PRESERVATION OF THE VESSEL MV ROSS REVENGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE VESSEL AND ITS ROLE IN ENGLISH CULTURAL HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION, DISPLAY AND OPERATION OF THE VESSEL; B) ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE VESSEL AS (AMONGST OTHER THINGS) A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LEARNING RESOURCE AND ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATED MUSEUM; AND D) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE HISTORY AND PRACTICES OF OFFSHORE POPULAR MUSIC BROADCASTING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1960'S UNTIL THE CURRENT ERA.

Contact information

Address:
BEELEIGH FALLS COTTAGE
ABBEY TURNING
BEELEIGH
MALDON
CM9 6LL
Phone:
02083400381
Email:
webmaster@rossrevengeofficial.com
Website:

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