THE MEDUSA TRUST

Charity number: 1133706
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Medusa Trust are to advance the education of thr public by the provision of facilities to maintain, promote, restore. conserve, improve and develop historic vessels for the public benefit. To this end the trust has acquired the former HMS Medusa and carried out a major restoration programme to return her to seagoing condition, configured largely as she was at D Day.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £53,554
Total expenditure: £22,064

People

5 Trustee(s)

35 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Isle Of Wight
  • Portsmouth City
  • Southampton City
  • West Sussex
  • France

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN DOUGLAS WATSON OBE Chair
None on record
Judith Helen Terry Trustee 09 December 2022
None on record
MARY RACHEL MONTAGU-SCOTT Trustee 01 June 2021
THE NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY
Received: On time
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST
Received: On time
BUCKLER'S HARD SHIPYARD TRUST
Recently registered
CHRISTOPHER TOWER NEW FOREST LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND
Recently registered
THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY
Received: On time
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY
Received: On time
THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM AND H M S VICTORY
Received: On time
Julian Timothy James Trustee 01 January 2021
COWES TOWN WATERFRONT TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
LORD STRATHALMOND Trustee 18 June 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £4.79k £28.99k £33.25k £28.71k £53.55k
Total expenditure £11.96k £14.43k £21.05k £26.20k £22.06k
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 30 November 2024 29 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 29 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 17 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 17 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 22 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 22 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 18 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 18 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 01 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 01 June 2021 On Time
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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 CONVERSION DATED 06 JUN 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN, PROMOTE, RESTORE, CONSERVE, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP HISTORIC VESSELS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
HOLT HOUSE
SEALE ROAD
ELSTEAD
GODALMING
GU8 6LF
Phone:
01252703241
Email:
alan@trinitystar.co.uk
Website:

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