THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 262043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Shipwrights Company Charitable fund is constituted under the Deeds of Trust of 30 April 1948 and 22 December 1970, and is a registered charity, number 262043. Under the terms of reference laid down by the Court in 2002 donations are directed towards Maritime Projects, the City of London and "Ministering Authorities", with an emphasis on support for young people.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,508,228, significantly exceeding the stated policy requirement to maintain fund fabric and cover administration costs. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £20,984 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources, but maintains a strong investment base of over £6.5 million. The trustees confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity'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

Accounts audited by RE Jones & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lloyds Register Foundation — “Lloyds Register Foundation – the principal sponsor from 2014-2020.” (source page)
• The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation — “The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation - Sponsor of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Apprentices in AYs 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22” (source page)
• The Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation — “The Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation - Sponsor of the Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation Apprentice in AY 2020-21” (source page)
• The EBM Charitable Trust — “The EBM Charitable Trust - Sponors the Shipwrights' Apprenticeship Scheme Manager.” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~90.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir George Michael Zambellas GCB DSC DLchair
• Andreas George Bisbas
• Catherine Mary Mulvihill
• Guy McGregor Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity
• JEREMY JOHN HARLEY PENN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicholas John Ashley Shaw
• Nicholas John Marshall
• RICHARD HOBART JOHN DE COURCY MOORE FCA
• Simon Charles Waldegrave Beale
• The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.

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• MERCHANT NAVY WELFARE BOARD income £808k
• TRINITY BUOY WHARF TRUST income £430k
• THE SCARAMOUCHE SAILING TRUST income £351k
• THE SEARLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £167k
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Side by side with its peers

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