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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.

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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.

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.