MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST

Registered charity 900025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLE OF WIGHT TRUST FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, THE HAMPSHIRE AND WIGHT TRUST FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

Latest income

£751k

Latest spending

£378k

Registered

1989

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

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

Total income

£751k

Total spending

£378k

Cost of raising funds

£49k

Reserves (reported)

£640k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~20.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

DR N C FLEMMING
David Maurice Adams · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Rosemary Helen Farr
FRANCIS JOHN GREEN
MARY RACHEL MONTAGU-SCOTT · trustee of 7 other charities
Philip Peter Shears

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

Operates in: Belgium · France · Ireland · Madagascar · Netherlands · Qatar · Spain · Throughout England · Uruguay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£751k	£378k
31/03/2024	£336k	£281k
31/03/2023	£377k	£337k
31/03/2022	£331k	£256k
31/03/2021	£284k	£304k

Common questions

Who funds MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k

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	24/03/2023	£10k	"Celebrating 50 years of Solent Protected Wrecks"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/01/2022	£222k	"Fathoming the Future: Developing Digital Engagement with Maritime Archaeology to Develop Resilience"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/08/2020	£10k	"COVID19: Maritime Archaeology Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/02/2020	£10k	"Periscopes & Propellers: Presenting the Submarine Heritage of the Isle of Wight"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2019	£87k	"D-Day Stories from the Walls: Recording heritage and disseminating the untold stories of WW2 troops"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/06/2015	£85k	"Push the boat out: navigating future funding for the Maritime Archaeology Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/10/2013	£10k	"Underwater, underfunded and under researched: developing support for maritime archaeology"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/09/2012	£1.2m	"Forgotten Wrecks of World War One: Remembering and commemorating through archaeology"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/09/2008	£359k	"Maritime Archaeology: Engaging New Audiences"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/08/2008	£48k	"Archiving the historic shipwreck site of HMS Invincible"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/06/2008	£9k	"This Group Raises Awareness Of The Maritime Archaeological Heritage. The Project Will Provide Training To Local Volunteers Which Will Enable"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/04/2007	£25k	"Southampton Young Archaeologists Dive in!"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/11/2006	£10k	"This Charity Will Train Extra Volunteers And Raise Its Profile By Advertising The Groups Work."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/07/2006	£47k	"Recording Archaeological Remains on the River Hamble"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/03/2006	£5k	"With Help From A Lottery Grant This Group Will Run, In Partnership With Hurst Castle Management, A Fun Packed Family Weekend At Hurst Castle"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/07/2005	£17k	"Dive On To Victory"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/03/2004	£22k	"The Waters of the Wight - Assessing Our Maritime Past:"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/08/2002	£16k	"SUBMERGED SECRETS OF THE WIGHT: Enabling Community Access To Their Underwater Heritage"