SUNDERLAND MARITIME HERITAGE

Registered charity 1193209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to preserve the artefacts, documents, pictures and skills of the shipyard workers that contributed to shipbuilding in Sunderland from 1346 until 1988 when the last shipyard closed. We think this history of shipbuilding and the ships that were built in Sunderland is worth preserving for future generations so that they may know the maritime heritage that their city is built upon.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MARITIME HERITAGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS OF MARITIME INDUSTRY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £10,829 at the end of the year, with the Trustees considering this level prudent. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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 4 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER CAROLANchair
• CAPTAIN PETER JOHNSON
• Ian Arthur Murray
• James Sullivan
• Martin Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Renshaw
• Robert Andrew Crompton

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

Operates in: Sunderland

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Government & lottery funding

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