MERCHANT NAVY WELFARE BOARD

Charity Number: 212799
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Umbrella charity co-ordinating and supporting the welfare work of maritime charities assisting merchant seafarers and their families in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £319,676
Total expenditure: £2,194,758

People

9 Employee(s)

15 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Gibraltar
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 1962: Standard registration
  • 04 February 1994: Removed
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not 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 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW KEITH CASSELS Chair 10 September 2012
None on record
Rachel Lynch Trustee 07 January 2025
None on record
ANDREW JONES Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Alexander Campbell Trustee 02 November 2023
NEIGHBOURS IN POPLAR
Received: On time
THE GUILD OF BENEVOLENCE OF THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Received: On time
NATASHA Barley Trustee 07 September 2023
HULL TRUCK THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
HULL IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Received: On time
Louise Sara Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Richard Ballantyne Trustee 31 July 2021
None on record
Adrian Hodgson Trustee 25 June 2020
CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT
Received: On time
Darren Procter Trustee 25 June 2020
THE MARITIME EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Justin Osmond Trustee 06 April 2018
None on record
David Appleton Trustee 30 November 2017
THE MARITIME EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
SEAFARERS HOSPITAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
ALISON GODFREY Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
MARK ANTHONY CARDEN Trustee 10 September 2012
None on record
TIMOTHY EDWARD SPRINGETT BA Trustee
None on record
GRAHAM RICHARD LANE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £814.40k £645.54k £416.72k £4.12m £530.79k
Total expenditure £1.32m £1.03m £1.15m £3.65m £2.19m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A £2.10m N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £139.98k £314.92k N/A £3.86m £7.08k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £345.75k £0 N/A £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A £0 £0
Income - Investment £310.87k £289.09k N/A £247.89k £306.76k
Income - Other £17.80k £41.53k N/A £7.05k £5.83k
Income - Legacies £137.70k £7.00k N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.27m £987.18k N/A £3.60m £2.15m
Expenditure - Raising funds £49.33k £45.62k N/A £41.57k £42.79k
Expenditure - Governance £73.89k £71.26k N/A £79.08k £86.73k
Expenditure - Grants institution £228.51k £70.61k N/A £189.28k £81.46k
Expenditure - Investment management £49.33k £45.62k N/A £41.57k £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £5.30k £2.07k N/A £6.85k £2.46k
Long-term investments £14.96m £13.96m N/A £13.65m £13.68m
Other assets £469.42k £770.65k N/A £1.31m £314.22k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 N/A £0 £0
Total liabilities £341.20k £212.55k N/A £161.83k £154.41k

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 2023 31 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 November 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 01 November 2022 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 April 2020 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 23/04/1948 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/05/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/06/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/08/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 MAR 2023

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE SUPPORT, SERVICES AND GRANTS TO PERSONS, ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES OR OTHER BODIES WHOSE OBJECTS ARE, OR INCLUDE, THE PROVISION OF WELFARE TO SEAFARERS, OR THEIR SPOUSES OR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 212799-1 COLONIAL SEAMENS WELFARE FUND
Governing document
DEED OF APPOINTMENT DATED 1 MARCH 1957. TRUST DEED 27 MARCH 1946.
Charitable objects
COLONIAL SEAMENS WELFARE BEYOND UNITED KINGDOM
Area of benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
Registration history
  • 22 November 1962 : Standard registration
  • 04 February 1994 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
MERCHANT NAVY WELFARE BOARD
8 CUMBERLAND PLACE
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2BH
Phone:
02380337799
Email:
enquiries@mnwb.org.uk
Website:

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