THE CHATHAM HISTORIC DOCKYARD TRUST

Registered charity 292101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD CHATHAM

Latest income

£9.8m

Latest spending

£9.5m

Registered

1985

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£9.8m

Total spending

£9.5m

Cost of raising funds

£2.1m

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

150

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Admiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar OBEchair
Anthony David Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Diane Elizabeth Lees · trustee of 1 other charity
Duncan Henry Wilson OBE
Harinder Singh Mahil
Paul David Hudson · trustee of 3 other charities
Robert John Allison · trustee of 3 other charities
Sarah Elizabeth Roots
William Anthony Corbett

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£9.8m	£9.5m
31/03/2024	£9.6m	£9.5m
31/03/2023	£9.8m	£8.6m
31/03/2022	£6.8m	£7.8m
31/03/2021	£5.9m	£6.5m

Common questions

Who funds THE CHATHAM HISTORIC DOCKYARD TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHATHAM HISTORIC DOCKYARD TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE PILGRIM TRUST, NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2024	£30k
THE PILGRIM TRUST	FY2025	£25k
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND	FY2024	£21k
THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT	FY2022	£12k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/03/2025	£245k	"Sustainable Future Use of The Commissioner’s House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/11/2016	£4.8m	"The Fitted Rigging House [FRH]: Unlocking a sustainable future for the Historic Dockyard Chatham"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/02/2016	£89k	"350th Anniversary of The Dutch Raid on the Medway (1667)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/06/2014	£10k	"Commemoration of the Loss of the Three Cruisers (22nd September 1914)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/07/2012	£5.0m	"Command of the Oceans"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/09/2006	£5.0m	"National Museums at Chatham - No 1 Smithery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/10/2005	£50k	"Chatham Ropery - Enhancement of the historic Ropery facilities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/03/2005	£3k	"The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust In Kent Have Been Awarded A Grant To Enable Them To Stage A Major Event Celebrating The 60th Anniversary"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/09/2003	£50k	"Library and Archive Collections-Public Access Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/09/2002	£2.0m	"Chatham Dockyard - Building and Infrastructure Repair Programme - Phase 3"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/11/2001	£182k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - No. 7 Slip Annexe"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/03/2001	£175k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - Mast and Mould Loft"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/03/2001	£359k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - Entrance and Car Park"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/09/2000	£118k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - Ropery Adaptation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/07/2000	£372k	"Chatham Dockyard - Electrical Infrastructure"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/06/2000	£578k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - Backlog Maintenance Programme 2000"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/03/2000	£2.7m	"Chatham Dockyard - HMS Gannet Restoration"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/12/1999	£1.2m	"Chatham Historic Dockyard - Fitted Rigging House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/09/1999	£138k	"Chatham Dockyard No 7 Covered Slip Phase II"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/03/1999	£1.3m	"Chatham Consolidated Project No 1"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/12/1998	£580k	"Chatham Dockyard Integrated Design Services"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/09/1998	£658k	"Chatham Dockyard No 7 Covered Slip Phase I"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/09/1998	£31k	"Chatham Historic Dockyard Infrastructure Renewal 1b"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/09/1998	£628k	"Chatham Dockyard Integrated Project Management"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/06/1998	£261k	"Chatham Dockyard - HMS Gannet Development Study"