QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES

Registered charity 1198656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

QVSR Seafarers Centres offer welfare support to active seafarers via our Seafarers Centres in Bristol, Felixstowe, Immingham, London Tilbury and London Gateway, we welcome around 50,000 seafarers each year.

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

Latest income
£715k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net loss of £264,904 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves standing at £688,247. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations and remains a going concern, although it is heavily reliant on shop and bar sales for income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months normal revenue expenditure (held: £688k)
“From the foregoing, the Trustees have agreed that the target free General Reserves should be set at six months normal revenue expenditure, which currently equates to £120K.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£715k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£704k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (65% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Essex · North East Lincolnshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£715k£1.0m
31/12/2023£1.2m£912k
31/12/2022£1.2m£400k

Common questions

Is QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net loss of £264,904 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves standing at £688,247. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations and remains a going concern, although it is heavily reliant on shop and bar sales for income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES as a grant recipient include THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k