THE MEDUSA TRUST

Registered charity 1133706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Medusa Trust are to advance the education of thr public by the provision of facilities to maintain, promote, restore. conserve, improve and develop historic vessels for the public benefit. To this end the trust has acquired the former HMS Medusa and carried out a major restoration programme to return her to seagoing condition, configured largely as she was at D Day.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN, PROMOTE, RESTORE, CONSERVE, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP HISTORIC VESSELS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

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

Registered contact address: Waverley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£19k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2010

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Policies the charity declares

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Dorset · France · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Southampton City · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£19k£24k
30/11/2024£54k£22k
30/11/2023£29k£26k
30/11/2022£33k£21k
30/11/2021£29k£14k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/03/2005£1.2m"Medusa Diamond Anniversary Restoration Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/08/2003£33k"Medusa Diamond Anniversary Restoration Project"