WHERRY MAUD TRUST

Registered charity 1161285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WMT

Sailing and maintaining Norfolk Wherry MaudUsing talks and demonstrations to enable members of the public to learn about 1) the vessel's history and current use 2) maintaining and sailing the vesselSetting up an archive, website and social media accountsAttending events to support other charities with similar aimsFundraising to enable the trust to maintain the vessel

Objects

TO MAINTAIN, PRESERVE AND OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE WHERRY MAUD; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING NORFOLK WHERRIES AND THEIR HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ROLE IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK BROADS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN, PRESERVE AND SAIL THEM.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total net assets decreased from £182,319 to £166,730, driven by a net expenditure of £15,589 against incoming resources of £58,644. The trustees report that bills are paid promptly, there are no loans in place, and the charity is not anticipating a need for borrowing. The charity maintains sufficient cash reserves and fixed assets to continue its operations.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Love the Broads — “Wherry Maud Trust is grateful for previous grants from Love the Broads and in 2021 for the grant towards the cost of a new tender.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• LINDA JEAN PARGETER
• Malcolm Wolsey Duffield
• NIGEL JAMES GUTTERIDGE
• Neil Malcolm Geoffrey Thomas · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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