INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1176633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICMA

The objects of the charity are the promotion of the spiritual, social and material welfare andreligious education of all seafarers, and the relief of need, hardship or distress among seafarers.The charity is a second and third tier service provider.The charity is a free association of Christian organisations working with seafarers worldwide.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£222k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £108,786 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves standing at £216,122. This figure exceeds the charity's stated policy target of accumulating at least £100,000 in reserves to manage major risks. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and that there are no funds materially in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £100,000 (held: £216k)
“The charity aims to accumulate reserves of at least £100,000 in order to manage major risks as noted above.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Bahrain · Belgium · Brazil · China · Cyprus · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£222k£113k
31/12/2023£151k£137k
31/12/2022£138k£127k
31/12/2021£161k£153k
31/12/2020£182k£171k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £108,786 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves standing at £216,122. This figure exceeds the charity's stated policy target of accumulating at least £100,000 in reserves to manage major risks. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis and that there are no funds materially in deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUSTFY2024£106k
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUSTFY2023£75k
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUSTFY2021£48k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAILORS' SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION£222k—0unclear—no doubt
SAILORS' SOCIETY FY2024£1.6m——below—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION (UK) CIO FY2024£2.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION FY2024£388k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
Seafarers' Christian Friend Society FY2024£245k—0unclear—no doubt
WORD INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES UK FY2024£233k—0unclear—no doubt

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