THE FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1159265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

UNDERTAKING A SEARCH FOR THE GERMAN BATTLEFLEET SUNK IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WATERS IN DECEMBER 1914 BY A BRITISH FLEET, AND MAKING A FILM OF THE SEARCH AS AN HISTORIC RECORDD FOR THE BENEFIT OPF THE PUBLIC

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds at year-end were £585,555, with unrestricted reserves of £523,776. The trustees report that there are sufficient funds to cover foreseeable expenses pending the identification of a new project. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£365k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Falkland Islands · Germany · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.5m£1.7m
31/10/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/10/2023£2.0m£1.8m
31/10/2022£5.6m£5.6m
31/10/2021£1.2m£859k

Common questions

Is THE FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds at year-end were £585,555, with unrestricted reserves of £523,776. The trustees report that there are sufficient funds to cover foreseeable expenses pending the identification of a new project. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORFOLK HERITAGE FLEET TRUST FY2025£479k—0unclear—no doubt
FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST FY2025£2.4m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
Vigilance of Brixham FY2025£688k—0above—noted
THE WARRANT OFFICERS AND SENIOR RATES' MESS, HMS DRAKE FY2025£341k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.