THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND
Registered charity 211869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE
To serve seafarers and their dependants through the provision of welfare services; to provide opportunities for training and to promote public safety and the safety of shipping generally; to act as a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority and provide Nautical Assessors; to maintain the fabric and heritage of Trinity House.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the combined charities held total funds of £256.4 million at the year end, with unrestricted reserves of £2.759 million across both entities. The defined benefit pension scheme is in a surplus position, and the trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 to 9 months' operating expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“The current policy is to maintain free reserves at a level equivalent to between 6 and 9 months’ operating expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit 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 (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£5.8m
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (71% 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: 43.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Rear Admiral Iain Stuart Lower CB MA AFNIchair
- CAPTAIN NIGEL HOPE RD MNM FNI
- COMMODORE WILLIAM MICHAEL WALWORTH CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Captain Andrew Lee Holt
- Captain Desmond Maurice Joseph Donworth RN
- Commodore Robert William Dorey RFA
- Jeremy John Leonard Bennett
- Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff CBE DL
- Sarah Louise Kenny OBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the combined charities held total funds of £256.4 million at the year end, with unrestricted reserves of £2.759 million across both entities. The defined benefit pension scheme is in a surplus position, and the trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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