THE BRITISH MARITIME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 286784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4970317 · also known as MARITIME FOUNDATION

Promotes Britain's maritime industries, commerce and defence through education, training and research. In particular, sponsors Maritime Media Awards, Britain and the Sea conferences, Maritime Briefs and Memorial Book for those Lost at Sea for whom there is No Known Grave

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINDOM'S MARITIME HISTORY AND TRADITIONS THROUGH STUDY AND REASEARCH AND LECTURES IN SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND THE PUBLICATION OF PAPERS OR ARTICLES AND THE REVIEW OF MARITIME BOOKS FILMS VIDEO CASSETTES RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY THE DATA BASE AND TO MAKE GRANTS AND AWARDS TO PERSONS ENGAGED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH. (B) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE UP MARITIME CAREERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF TRUST DEED).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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Policies the charity declares

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• Conflicting interests
• Volunteer management

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Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 02/02/2023, 2 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 05/12/2022, 308 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JULIAN PARKER OBEchair
• David Hall
• Glenys Jackson OBE · trustee of 1 other charity

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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