THE CORNISH MARITIME TRUST

Registered charity 1037745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C M T

Restoration and display of historic sailing vessels for the education of the public

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£19k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,234, which is below the trustees' stated optimum target of £12,000 (though the policy defines the target as enabling 12 months of objectives, the actual figure exceeds the specific 'optimum' number cited). The charity reported a surplus of £1,068 for the year, with total income of £36,009 and expenditure of £34,941, indicating stable operational finances without reliance on external funding for immediate continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: optimum level of Reserves to be £12,000 (held: £18k)
The Trustees consider the optimum level of Reserves to be £12,000
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Cornish Maritime Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£19k£16k
31/12/2024£36k£35k
31/12/2023£16k£11k
31/12/2022£15k£16k
31/12/2021£10k£13k

Common questions

Is THE CORNISH MARITIME TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £18,234, which is below the trustees' stated optimum target of £12,000 (though the policy defines the target as enabling 12 months of objectives, the actual figure exceeds the specific 'optimum' number cited). The charity reported a surplus of £1,068 for the year, with total income of £36,009 and expenditure of £34,941, indicating stable operational finances without reliance on external funding for immediate continuity. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2005£160k""Barnabas" Restoration"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/01/2002£31k"Softwing Project"