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INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Registered charity 210066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDDLE EAST NAVIGATION AIDS SERVICE

Our object is to promote safety at sea and to protect the marine environment

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Latest income
£6.6m
Latest spending
£5.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group held unrestricted reserves of $79.7m as of 31 December 2025, representing a significant increase from the previous year. The trustees report a satisfactory financial position with a profit for the year of $11.7m, largely driven by investment gains. However, the filing notes that hostilities in the Gulf region have all but eliminated income from Navigational Dues, though strong reserves are expected to sustain activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: $37,716 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The highest paid director’s emoluments totalled $37,716 (2024: $23,025) with no accrued pension as at 31 December 2025.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: matching income with expenditure allowing for uncertainties and capital requirements (held: £79.7m)
“The policy in respect of the Gulf navigational aids service continues to be one of matching income with expenditure allowing for uncertainties and capital requirements.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

OMAN MARINE SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Creditors: amounts owed to group undertakings were $93,255 (2025).
MENAS MARINE SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Note 6 discloses amounts owed by group undertakings of $13,321 (2025) compared to $- (2024). The functional currency is US Dollars.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£6.6m
Total spending
£5.6m
Reserves (reported)
£59.1m
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~127.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (70% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bahrain · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£6.6m£5.6m
31/12/2024£5.8m£5.2m
31/12/2023£7.3m£8.3m
31/12/2022£7.8m£9.2m
31/12/2021£7.8m£7.2m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group held unrestricted reserves of $79.7m as of 31 December 2025, representing a significant increase from the previous year. The trustees report a satisfactory financial position with a profit for the year of $11.7m, largely driven by investment gains. However, the filing notes that hostilities in the Gulf region have all but eliminated income from Navigational Dues, though strong reserves are expected to sustain activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the $37,716 band.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND2£121k
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION2£30k
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£1.2m
THE LATE GWYNETH MON WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST1£246k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£160k
THE VALERIE EVELYN MORANT TRUST1£151k
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION£6.6m$37,716—above—no doubt
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION FY2024£705k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION FY2024£388k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION FY2024£8.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE NAUTICAL INSTITUTE FY2025£6.9m——above—no doubt
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND FY2025£13.5m——unclear—no doubt

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