THE HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY

Registered charity 1159032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HDS

To advance the education of the public in the study of the history of diving and to establish and maintain a museum for the benefit of the public and preservation of items of historical and educational value.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity’s unrestricted general fund stood at £430,234, with a designated financial stability reserve of £22,000. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at providing financial stability and meeting charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The Charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence 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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~16.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (08/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Brendan O'Mearachair
• ANTHONY JOHN HOLT MARSHALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ailsa Chambers
• Elizabeth Fernande James
• James Alexander John Cullen
• Kevin Francis Casey
• Lucy Rosalind Marder
• PETER HENRY DICK
• Stephen James Roue

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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