CHATHAM MARITIME TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Management and maintenance of the 350 acre Chatham Maritime Estate, including its public parks and play areas; flood defences and riverside walks; bridges, roadways, cycleways and footpaths; public art and monuments. Support for community groups, activities, and organisations at Chatham Maritime, in the wider Medway Towns and its neighbourhood.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£1,801,896
Donations and legacies | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £813.69k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £976.31k | |
Other | £11.89k |
Total expenditure:
£1,590,165
Raising funds | £18.92k | |
Charitable activities | £1.57m | |
Other | £0 |
£1,440,023 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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 | £18.92k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.57m | |
Retained for future use | £211.73k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £18.92k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.57m | |
Retained for future use | £1.65m |
People

10 Employee(s)
14 Trustee(s)
50 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Medway
Governance
- 30 May 1996: Standard registration
- CHATHAM MEDWAY LIMITED (Previous name)
- Financial Conduct Authority
- 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
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
14 Trustee(s)
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ANTHONY PHILLIP SUTTON | Chair | 11 November 2013 |
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Siobhan Roberta Draper | Trustee | 01 April 2025 |
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Nina Gurung | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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Andrew John Willetts | Trustee | 09 June 2023 |
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Tanya Louise Ferry | Trustee | 10 March 2023 |
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Paul Barnard | Trustee | 11 March 2022 |
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Mona Koshkouei | Trustee | 07 January 2021 |
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Christopher Reynolds | Trustee | 15 December 2020 |
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Matthew Brown | Trustee | 27 July 2018 |
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Habib Odunlamin Sulaiman Tejan | Trustee | 09 March 2018 |
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Mr Bob Russell | Trustee | 06 May 2016 |
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KELLY JANE TOLHURST MP | Trustee | 20 December 2013 |
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DEBORAH JEAN SIMS CEng FCIHT | Trustee | 16 October 2013 |
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David John Taylor | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.91m | £2.46m | £2.55m | £2.29m | £1.80m | |
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Total expenditure | £1.54m | £1.52m | £2.19m | £1.79m | £1.59m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £112.00k | £659.01k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.02m | £976.40k | £859.49k | £860.13k | £813.69k | |
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Income - Endowments | £112.00k | £659.01k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £874.45k | £689.09k | £824.35k | £958.49k | £976.31k | |
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Income - Other | £15.74k | £133.84k | £864.46k | £466.45k | £11.89k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £1.54m | £1.49m | £2.17m | £1.77m | £1.57m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £25.81k | £22.08k | £18.37k | £18.92k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £17.99k | £11.52k | £17.16k | £19.40k | £19.72k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £22.34k | £22.92k | £6.97k | £35.69k | £18.97k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £25.81k | £22.08k | £18.37k | £18.92k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.96m | £3.66m | £3.80m | £3.56m | £3.37m | |
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Long-term investments | £18.08m | £23.01m | £24.68m | £22.95m | £24.49m | |
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Other assets | £2.92m | £1.77m | £1.77m | £1.99m | £1.72m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £4.03m | £3.71m | £4.15m | £4.07m | £3.63m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 20 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 20 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 04 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 04 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 26 December 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 26 December 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 15 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 15 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH MARCH 1994, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 2 JUNE 1994, 18 MARCH 1996, 28 NOVEMBER 2003 AND 3 DECEMBER 2004. as amended on 11 Mar 2022 as amended on 22 Jun 2022 as amended on 30 Jun 2022
Charitable objects
1.1 To provide or to assist in the provision of amenities primarily for the benefit of citizens of the Medway Towns in the County of Kent and generally for the benefit of the public and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to undertake management and maintenance responsibilities of the Chatham Maritime Estate (Development); 1.2 To provide or to assist in providing facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in or in connection with the Development and its neighbourhood, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the local community 1.3 To educate and assist young persons and other members of the community of the Medway Towns and its neighbourhood through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities and so that their conditions of life may be improved and in furtherance of that object to provide at the facilities to be provided by the Charity, lectures, classes and training facilities which will be made available to the public using such facilities. 1.4 To undertake such other charitable purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine.
Area of benefit
IN PRACTICE GILLINGHAM, ROCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA
Contact information
- Address:
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Maritime Wharf
St Mary's Island
Chatham
Kent
ME4 3ES
- Phone:
- 01634891888
- Email:
- info@cmtrust.co.uk
- Website:
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