THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY

Registered charity 1146376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HMS VICTORY CHARITY

Preserve, restore and maintain HMS VictoryEducate the Naval Service, Auxiliaries and the public about the history of HMS Victory and of the Royal Navy Promote the efficiency of the armed forces by assisting recruitment and retention and fostering the esprit de corps of the Royal Navy; and Commemorate those members of the Naval Service and Auxiliaries who have died while on active service

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial endowment funds valued at £45,301,616, which, along with investment income, fund its conservation and operational grants. The trustees have decided not to set a minimum figure for free reserves due to changing circumstances, resulting in unrestricted funds of £340,498. The trustees are content that the going concern basis continues to apply.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW IMPEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Amjad Hussain
• Barbara Halliday · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Matthew Tanner
• Helen Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
• JAMIE MATHESON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanna Baldwin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Lawrence
• MARY RACHEL MONTAGU-SCOTT · trustee of 7 other charities
• Rosemary Bridge
• Vice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND.

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Side by side with its peers

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