WHITBY MISSION AND SEAFARERS TRUST

Registered charity 1022837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WHITBY MISSION

The Trust maintains a Christian Ministry to seafarers and their families by the provision of a reading room, chapel and recreational facilities for the use of the inhabitants of Whitby.

Objects

(1) THE MAINTENANCE OF A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN WHITBY TO SEAMEN, SEAFARERS, FISHERMEN AND THE FAMILIES THEREOF BY THE PROVISION OF A READING ROOM, A CHAPEL LICENSED BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK FOR WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT (2) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITBY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: WHITBY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£96k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,742 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to increasing costs for the café. Free reserves held in a deposit account totalled £40,217, which the trustees noted were needed to balance accounts during variable income periods and for major repairs. The trustees have reviewed the financial position and plan to operate the café for only 9 months in 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves are held in a deposit account and are needed to balance the accounts at a time when café income is variable and for major repairs (held: £40k)

“Reserves are held in a deposit account and are needed to balance the accounts at a time when café income is variable and for major repairs”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees reviewed the situation and the café will open for 9 months in 2025”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MICHAEL GOBBETTchair
MICHAEL RUSSELL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£96k	£105k
31/12/2023	£98k	£105k
31/12/2022	£88k	£108k
31/12/2021	£80k	£75k
31/12/2020	£63k	£92k

Common questions

Is WHITBY MISSION AND SEAFARERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,742 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to increasing costs for the café. Free reserves held in a deposit account totalled £40,217, which the trustees noted were needed to balance accounts during variable income periods and for major repairs. The trustees have reviewed the financial position and plan to operate the café for only 9 months in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.