SOUTHWOLD SAILORS' READING ROOM ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1150918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room was built in 1864 as a refuge for fishermen and mariners when not engaged at sea. Displays of a seafaring nature line the walls and fill glass cabinets. Pictures and portraits of local fishermen and seascapes, model ships and maritime paraphernalia offer a fascinating history of Southwold's connections with the sea.

Objects

THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR AGED AND NEEDY SAILORS IN SOUTHWOLD AND SUBJECT THERETO FOR THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWOLD AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE INTENDED.

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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Latest income
£24k
Latest spending
£17k
Registered
2013

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Policies the charity declares

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Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£24k£17k
31/12/2024£24k£26k
31/12/2023£20k£14k
31/12/2022£18k£15k
31/12/2021£11k£12k