THE STEAM TUG KERNE PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1126323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote for the benefit of the public the preservation and maintenance of the historic steam tug KerneTo advance the education of the public in the science, technology and use of steam power in general and its application to marine in particular

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC STEAM TUG KERNETO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND USE OF STEAM POWER IN GENERAL AND TO MARINE USE IN PARTICULAR

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £104,239, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,015 for the year, driven by a substantial interim legacy payment, and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Allan Fraser Hickson
• Christopher John Heyes
• Christopher Paul Kirkbride
• Jonathan Coates Bregazzi · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Paul Ogden

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

Operates in: Blackpool · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Cumbria · Isle Of Anglesey · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

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