QVSR

Registered charity 1106126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QUEEN VICTORIA SEAMEN'S REST

QVSR, or the 'Queen Vic', as it is more familiarly known, has been the Seamen's Mission of the Methodist Church since 1843, and is now the last remaining maritime charity providing accommodation and support for seafarers in the East End of London. It is also the largest seafaring hostel of its kind in the UK with accommodation for over 170 men.

Objects

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH PARTICULARLY IN THE PORT OF LONDON AND AMONGST SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS;(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY IN THE PORT OF LONDON AND AMONGST MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS:(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SEAMANSHIP AND OTHER MARITIME SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE:(IV) THE PROVISION (PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF RESIDENTIAL HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION IN THE PORT OF LONDON) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SEAMEN, BUT PRIMARILY MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS, ASHORE (IN PARTICULAR ASHORE IN THE PORT OF LONDON) AND HAVING THE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY MEANS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND(V) IN SO FAR AS THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE USED OR APPLIED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS THE SAME MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSON HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: IN THE PORT OF LONDON AND AMONGST SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS;

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £50,179 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £4.22 million. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources, although free general reserves of £1,595,292 are below the stated policy target of £2.1 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. 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.

• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05218014
• Trading subsidiary: QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES Companies House 13903109

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — QVSR (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• OGWEZI, Theodora Nkemdilim — director, appointed 17/09/2025on trustee list
• LEDDEN, Michael Joseph — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
• MORIARTY, Peter Malcolm — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
• ENABOR, Anjolaoluwa Adebowale — director, appointed 19/06/2024on trustee list
• IMPEY, Jennifer Ann, Rev — director, appointed 24/03/2022on trustee list
• NORRIS, Alastair Hubert, Sir — director, appointed 11/06/2020on trustee list
• PATTISON, Ian Clifford — director, appointed 29/11/2004on trustee list
• SHEPPARD, Philip Edward — director, appointed 29/11/2004on trustee list
• THOMAS, Jean Patricia — director, appointed 31/08/2004on trustee list
• CAMPBELL, Alexander — secretary, appointed 31/08/2004

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~40.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir Alastair Norrischair
• Anjolaoluwa Adebowale Enabor · trustee of 1 other charity
• IAN PATTISON · trustee of 4 other charities
• JEAN THOMAS
• Michael Joseph Ledden
• PHILIP SHEPPARD
• Peter Malcolm Moriarty · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jennifer Impey · trustee of 4 other charities
• Terence John Simco · trustee of 1 other charity
• Theodora Ogwezi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Lincolnshire · Suffolk · Throughout London · Thurrock

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES.

• QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES income £715k
• QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND income £253k
• THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS income £5.8m
• THE FERRY PROJECT income £2.3m
• The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) income £3.9m
• MARITIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE income £195k

Side by side with its peers

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