SHEERNESS DOCKYARD PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1160812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) To preserve for the benefit of the people of Sheerness and of the nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around Sheerness, in particular in and around the former Royal Naval Dockyard in Sheerness.(2) To advance the public education and interest in the history and architectural heritage of the local area.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £100,433, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover the estimated cost of operation of the Enterprise Centre for a period of 6 months plus 10%. The charity reports no material matters from its independent examination and confirms adequate resources for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The Dockyard church project was awarded a £4.2m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2019.” (source page)
• Historic England — “Another £3.2m funding has been raised from charitable trusts, foundations and individuals, together with a grant from Historic England via t…” (source page)
• Heritage Lottery Fund — “To help secure our £4.75m Heritage Lottery Fund grant, we’re busy raising match funds from major funding bodies.” (source page)

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW BYRNE
• Emma Harkup
• JOHN EDWARD BAKER LLB
• JUSTIN WEBB
• KEVIN John MOORE
• Matthew Brown
• STUART TAYLOR

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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