THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Registered charity 256659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY - S U T · also registered in Scotland as SC043942 (OSCR)

Interchange and dissemination of knowledge and learning in underwater technology. Increasing public awareness and support of education and training in the marine and underwater sectors.

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Latest income

£356k

Latest spending

£345k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £409 for the financial year, following a significant surplus in the previous year driven by a major conference. Per the trustees' report, the Society continues to meet its reserves policy of holding fifty percent of expected next year's expenditure, with net assets totaling £689,837.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“Employees earning more than £60,000 during the year: £80,001 - £90,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 50% of average annual expected expenditure (held: £690k)

“The Council Members consider this to be approximately 50% of average annual expected expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00932590

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Society for Underwater Technology Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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.

SCHULTZ, Gehrig Stannard, Dr — director, appointed 02/03/2026on trustee list
WALKER, Vahid — director, appointed 04/12/2025on trustee list
GARCIA DUFFY, Cristina, Dr — director, appointed 04/12/2025on trustee list
LUFF, Richard Edward — director, appointed 04/12/2025on trustee list
ALLAN, Peter Gerard, Dr — director, appointed 04/12/2025on trustee list
WYLIE, Iain Ross — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
FEARN, Michael James — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
SYKES, Benjamin John — director, appointed 07/12/2023on trustee list
WHITEHEAD, Graham John — director, appointed 07/12/2023on trustee list
PATTEN, Judith Ann Innes — director, appointed 14/12/2020not on trustee list
RAYNER, Ralph Frank, Dr — director, appointed 13/12/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Total income

£1.1m

Total spending

£737k

Reserves (reported)

£689k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael James Fearnchair
Benjamin John Sykes
David Alan Brookes
Dr Cristina Garcia-Duffy
Dr Peter Allan
Gehrig Stannard Schultz
Graham John Whitehead
Iain Ross Wylie
Judith Patten MBE
Professor RALPH FRANK RAYNER
RICHARD LUFF · trustee of 2 other charities
Vahid Walker

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

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Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£356k	£345k
30/06/2024	£1.1m	£737k
30/06/2023	£318k	£286k
30/06/2022	£274k	£270k
30/06/2021	£319k	£315k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £409 for the financial year, following a significant surplus in the previous year driven by a major conference. Per the trustees' report, the Society continues to meet its reserves policy of holding fifty percent of expected next year's expenditure, with net assets totaling £689,837. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD.

The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD income £193k
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY income £126k
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD income £3.1m
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION income £1.0m
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED income £116k
SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH income £250k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	£356k	£80,001 - £90,000	—	above	—	no doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024	£193k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY FY2024	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025	£3.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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