SAILORS' SOCIETY

Charity number: 237778
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide international welfare support for seafarers. Our charitable objectives are: Advancement of the Christian religion (through chaplaincy) Education Relief of poverty and distress

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£1,557,000

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Donations and legacies £1.19m
Charitable activities £4.00k
Other trading activities £199.00k
Investments £159.00k
Other £4.00k

Total expenditure:
£1,698,000

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Raising funds £441.00k
Charitable activities £1.26m
Other £0

£146,000 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £441.00k
Charitable expenditure £1.26m

People

18 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 2
£130k to £140k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Réunion
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 1964: Standard registration
  • 29 December 2011: Removed (Funds spent up (s.75))
  • 29 December 2011: Funds transferred to
  • 29 December 2011: Funds received from
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • B I S S (Working name)
  • BRITISH SAILORS' SOCIETY (Working name)
  • BSS (Working name)
  • BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL SAILORS' SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • BRITISH SAILORS' SOCIETY AT HOME AND ABROAD INCORPORATED (Previous name)
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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr PETER MICHAEL SWIFT Chair 20 July 2012
None on record
Nigel Peter Bassett Trustee 23 September 2024
None on record
Jonathan Holloway Trustee 15 May 2023
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES HAMPTON HILL
Received: On time
Michele Rinette White Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
Joshua Paul Hutchinson Trustee 03 January 2020
None on record
CATHARINE MARGARET MORTON Trustee 10 December 2018
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 £2.35m £1.85m £1.39m £2.25m £1.56m
Total expenditure £4.49m £2.97m £2.49m £2.06m £1.70m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £141.00k £66.83k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £471.00k £1.14m £984.00k £1.25m £1.19m
Income - Other trading activities £192.00k £221.00k £207.00k £314.00k £199.00k
Income - Charitable activities £1.25m £220.00k £58.00k £11.00k £4.00k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £206.00k £146.00k £135.00k £145.00k £159.00k
Income - Other £238.00k £123.00k £5.00k £530.00k £4.00k
Income - Legacies £21.00k £263.00k £331.00k £467.00k £622.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.65m £2.11m £2.01m £1.55m £1.26m
Expenditure - Raising funds £841.00k £866.00k £481.00k £514.00k £441.00k
Expenditure - Governance £155.00k £114.00k £127.00k £115.00k £95.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £164.00k £250.00k £104.00k £4.00k £2.00k
Expenditure - Investment management £34.00k £30.00k £21.00k £21.00k £3.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £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 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £2.55m £1.67m £685.00k £449.00k £424.00k
Long-term investments £4.67m £3.43m £2.31m £3.00m £2.97m
Other assets £788.00k £558.00k £1.11m £892.00k £921.00k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.30m £873.00k £702.00k £637.00k £604.00k

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 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 November 2022 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

30 November 2022 30 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 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.

MEM AND ARTS OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 DECEMBER 1905 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 1999, 6 DECEMBER 2007 AND 22 SEPTEMBER 2009. AS AMENDED BY CERTS OF INCORP ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22 OCTOBER 1925 AND 29 MARCH 1995. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 OCT 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BENEFIT SEAFARERS, EX-SEAFARERS AND INTENDING SEAFARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THOSE PEOPLE LIVE OR WORK BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY SUCH WAYS AND MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS. .

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 237778-1 BARK MONEY CHARITY
Governing document
SCHEME OF 17 MARCH 1953.
Charitable objects
MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENTIAL CLUB FOR SEAMEN
Area of benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
Registration history
  • 17 December 1964 : Standard registration
  • 29 December 2011 : Removed
  • 29 December 2011 : Asset transfer out
  • 29 December 2011 : Asset transfer in

Contact information

Address:
Seafarer House
74 St. Annes Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO19 9FF
Phone:
023 8051 5950
Email:
admin@sailors-society.org
Website:

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