THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND — grant history
Latest income
£851k
Grants listed (FY2025)
31
Listed grants total
£315k
Accounts grants total
£862k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The Company donates annually to maritime related causes, individuals, charities and companies. The website lists 'Responsive Donations' as a category under its Charity section, but does not specify a formal application process, form, or invitation-only status for general applicants.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Devon
- Throughout England
- Essex
- Throughout London
- Hampshire
- Ireland
- Cornwall
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Sea Cadets | — | £35k |
| new | Clyde Maritime Trust | — | £5k |
| new | Newcastle University | — | £2k |
| new | Ms Alice Steen | — | £2k |
| new | Mr Hugo Keeble | — | £2k |
| new | Mr Kabwe ‘Nick’ Kapapa | — | £1k |
| new | Ms Lily Abraham | — | £750 |
| new | Women in Boat Building | — | £300 |
| down | Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | £108k | £35k |
| up | 6TH LEWES SCOUT GROUP | £4k | £35k |
| up | London Nautical School | £1k | £35k |
| down | University of Strathclyde | £7k | £2k |
| down | University of Southampton | £7k | £2k |
| not listed | City of London Sea Cadets Corps | £33k | — |
| not listed | ADVENTURES OFFSHORE | £32k | — |
| not listed | Falmouth Marine School | £10k | — |
| not listed | Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy | £9k | — |
| not listed | University of Newcastle | £7k | — |
| not listed | University of Strathclyde - Denholm bursaries | £6k | — |
| not listed | Guildhall Library | £6k | — |
| not listed | University of Strathclyde — Abram travel bursary | £5k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Green's School | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation (including Annual 'Shipwrights' Prize') |
| St Paul's Cathedral | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| Sea Scouts | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| Sea Cadets | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation (National, Regional and Local elements) |
| London Nautical School | FY2025 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| Tall Ships Youth Trust | FY2025 | £22k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| UKSA | FY2025 | £10k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| Ocean Youth Trust (Scotland) | FY2025 | £6k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| Clyde Maritime Trust | FY2025 | £5k | Billmeir Award |
| Fulham Reach Boat Club | FY2025 | £4k | Responsive Donation |
| Oxford Sailability | FY2025 | £3k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2025 | £2k | Denholm Bursary |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2025 | £2k | University Bursary |
| University of Southampton | FY2025 | £2k | University Bursary |
| Newcastle University | FY2025 | £2k | University Bursary |
| Ms Alice Steen | FY2025 | £2k | King's Silver Medal Award |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2025 | £2k | Denholm Bursary |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2025 | £2k | Denholm Bursary |
| Mr Hugo Keeble | FY2025 | £2k | Shipwrights’ Bronze Medal Award |
| Newcastle University | FY2025 | £1k | University Prize |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2025 | £1k | University Prize |
| University of Southampton | FY2025 | £1k | University Prize |
| Mr Kabwe ‘Nick’ Kapapa | FY2025 | £1k | Derek Kimber Medal Award |
| Ms Lily Abraham | FY2025 | £750 | Prize for Most Notable Endeavour |
| Women in Boat Building | FY2025 | £300 | Responsive Donation |
| London Museum | FY2025 | £300 | Responsive Donation |
| The Boleh Trust | FY2025 | £300 | Responsive Donation |
| Adventure Under Sail / Seas Your Future | FY2025 | £300 | Responsive Donation |
| London Search and Rescue | FY2025 | £300 | Responsive Donation |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | FY2024 | £108k | Standard Donation |
| George Green’s School | FY2024 | £35k | Standard Donation |
| City of London Sea Cadets Corps | FY2024 | £33k | Standard Donation |
| St Paul's Cathedral | FY2024 | £32k | Standard Donation |
| Adventures Offshore | FY2024 | £32k | Responsive Donation |
| Tall Ships Youth Trust | FY2024 | £20k | Outdoor Activity Bursaries |
| UKSA | FY2024 | £10k | Outdoor Activity Bursaries |
| Falmouth Marine School | FY2024 | £10k | Billmeir Awards |
| Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy | FY2024 | £9k | Billmeir Awards |
| University of Southampton | FY2024 | £7k | University Grants |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2024 | £7k | University Grants |
| University of Newcastle | FY2024 | £7k | University Grants |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | FY2024 | £6k | Billmeir Awards |
| University of Strathclyde - Denholm bursaries | FY2024 | £6k | University Grants |
| Guildhall Library | FY2024 | £6k | Standard Donation |
| University of Strathclyde — Abram travel bursary | FY2024 | £5k | University Grants |
| United Guilds’ Service | FY2024 | £5k | Standard Donation |
| Clyde Maritime Project, SV GLENLEE | FY2024 | £5k | Billmeir Awards |
| Ocean Youth Trust (Scotland) | FY2024 | £5k | Outdoor Activity Bursaries |
| Fulham Reach Boat Club | FY2024 | £5k | Responsive Donation |
| Jubilee Sailing Trust | FY2024 | £5k | Outdoor Activity Bursaries |
| Other | FY2024 | £4k | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| Sea Scouts | FY2024 | £4k | Standard Donation |
| Excelsior Trust | FY2024 | £4k | Responsive Donation |
| Stirling & Son Ltd, Plymouth | FY2024 | £3k | Billmeir Awards |
| Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund | FY2024 | £2k | Standard Donation |
| Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust | FY2024 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| King’s Silver Medal Winner | FY2024 | £2k | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| Association of Sail Training | FY2024 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| London Area Sea Cadets (inc. pocket money) | FY2024 | £2k | Standard Donation |
| Coleg Llandrillo | FY2024 | £2k | Billmeir Awards |
| Clergy Support Trust | FY2024 | £2k | Standard Donation |
| Marine Skills Centre, Southampton | FY2024 | £2k | Billmeir Awards |
| The Shipwrights’ Bronze Medal Winner | FY2024 | £2k | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| Children’s Saiting Trust | FY2024 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Lord Mayor's Appeal | FY2024 | £2k | Standard Donation |
| International Boat Building Training College, Lowestoft | FY2024 | £1k | Billmeir Awards |
| Annual National Service for Seafarers | FY2024 | £1k | Standard Donation |
| Derek Kimber Medal Winner | FY2024 | £1k | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| London Nautical School | FY2024 | £1k | Standard Donation |
| Cirdan Sailing Trust | FY2024 | £1k | Responsive Donation |
| Marine Society & Sea Cadets | FY2024 | £750 | Standard Donation |
| Douglas Bader Foundation | FY2024 | £750 | Responsive Donation |
| Cockwells | FY2024 | £750 | Billmeir Awards |
| Most Notable Endeavour | FY2024 | £750 | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| Merchant Navy | FY2024 | £500 | Standard Donation |
| Worcester Merchant Navy Cadetship Scheme | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| The Education Trust / E P Barrus Ltd | FY2024 | £0 | Billmeir Awards |
| Others — less than £400 | FY2024 | £0 | Standard Donation |
| Apprenticeship fund | FY2024 | £0 | Local Project |
| Shipwright Apprentice Lectures | FY2024 | £0 | Local Project |
| Other - below £1,000 (6) | FY2024 | £0 | Local Project |
| National Maritime Museum- CUTTY SARK shipwright | FY2024 | £0 | Local Project |
| ABF The Soldiers Charity | FY2024 | £0 | Local Project |
| Fareham College, CEMAST | FY2024 | £0 | Billmeir Awards |
| Youth Adventure Trust | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| SPILL Think Tank | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Stour Blue Water Pass Trust | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| The Ethel Trust | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| The Sea Ranger Association | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| UK Sailing Academy | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Infinite Perspective Limited (Course Fee) | FY2024 | £0 | King's Silver Medal Awards |
| Livery Food Initiative | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| MACS | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Mayflower Primary School | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Women in Boatbuilding | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Medway Watersports Trust | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| MV Balmoral | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | FY2024 | £0 | Standard Donation |
| Oxford Sailability | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Portsmouth Sail Training Trust | FY2024 | £0 | Responsive Donation |
| Tall Ships Youth Trust | FY2023 | £20k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| London Area Sea Cadets (inc. pocket money) | FY2023 | £13k | Standard Annual Donation |
| University of Newcastle | FY2023 | £7k | Restricted Grant |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2023 | £7k | Restricted Grant |
| University of Southampton | FY2023 | £7k | Restricted Grant |
| University of Strathclyde —Denholm bursaries | FY2023 | £6k | Restricted Grant |
| University of Strathclyde —Abram travel bursary | FY2023 | £5k | Restricted Grant |
| MV Balmoral | FY2023 | £5k | Responsive Donation |
| Portsmouth Sail Training Trust | FY2023 | £5k | Responsive Donation |
| Worcester Merchant Navy Cadetship Scheme | FY2023 | £5k | Responsive Donation |
| Jubilee Sailing Trust | FY2023 | £5k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| Ocean Youth Trust (Scotland) | FY2023 | £5k | Outdoor Activity Bursary |
| Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund | FY2023 | £4k | Standard Annual Donation |
| Falmouth Marine School | FY2023 | £3k | Restricted Grant |
| Paragon Skills | FY2023 | £3k | Restricted Grant |
| George Green's School | FY2023 | £3k | Standard Annual Donation |
| Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy | FY2023 | £3k | Restricted Grant |
| City of London Sea Cadets Corps | FY2023 | £3k | Standard Annual Donation |
| Charles Henry Experience | FY2023 | £3k | Responsive Donation |
| MACS | FY2023 | £3k | Responsive Donation |
| Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £3k | Responsive Donation |
| Horizon Safety Boat Project | FY2023 | £3k | Responsive Donation |
| Children's Sailing Trust | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Infinite Perspective Limited | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant (Course Fee) |
| Clyde Maritime Project, SV GLENLEE | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| The Education Trust / E P Barrus Ltd | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| Fareham College, CEMAST | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| Women in Boatbuilding | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| UK Sailing Academy | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| The Tectona Trust | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Steamship Freshspring Trust | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Mayflower Primary School | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Fulham Reach Boat Club | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Excelsior Trust | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Douglas Bader Foundation | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Christian Youth Enterprise Sailing Centre | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | FY2023 | £2k | Standard Annual Donation |
| Marine Skills Centre, Southampton | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| Coleg Llandrillo | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| Menai Strait's Heritage Sailing | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| Oxford Sailability | FY2023 | £2k | Responsive Donation |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| King's Silver Medal Winner | FY2023 | £2k | Restricted Grant |
| The Shipwrights' Bronze Medal Winner | FY2023 | £1k | Restricted Grant |
| Stirling & Son Ltd, Plymouth | FY2023 | £1k | Restricted Grant |
| Seafarers' International Relief Fund | FY2023 | £1k | Responsive Donation |
| International Boat Building Training College, Lowestoft | FY2023 | £1k | Restricted Grant |
| National Service for Seafarers | FY2023 | £1k | Standard Annual Donation |
| Derek Kimber Medal Winner | FY2023 | £750 | Restricted Grant |
| Merchant Navy | FY2023 | £750 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Most Notable Endeavour | FY2023 | £500 | Restricted Grant |
| St Paul's Cathedral | FY2023 | £500 | Standard Annual Donation |
| London Nautical School | FY2023 | £500 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Lord Mayor's Appeal | FY2023 | £500 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Marine Society & Sea Cadets | FY2023 | £300 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Guildhall Library | FY2023 | £300 | Standard Annual Donation |
| United Guilds' Service | FY2023 | £200 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Clergy Support Trust | FY2023 | £200 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Sea Scouts | FY2023 | £100 | Standard Annual Donation |
| Plymouth City College | FY2022 | £33k | |
| Fareham College, CEMAST | FY2022 | £24k | |
| Infinite Perspective Limited (Course Fee) | FY2022 | £23k | |
| Tall Ships Youth Trust | FY2022 | £20k | |
| Marine Society & Sea Cadets | FY2022 | £13k | |
| International Boat Building Training College, Lowerstoft | FY2022 | £8k | |
| Apprentice Lectures | FY2022 | £7k | |
| Menai Strait's Heritage Sailing | FY2022 | £7k | |
| University of Newcastle | FY2022 | £7k | |
| Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers | FY2022 | £7k | |
| University of Strathclyde —Denholm bursaries | FY2022 | £7k | |
| University of Strathclyde | FY2022 | £7k | |
| University of Strathclyde —Abram travel bursary | FY2022 | £6k | |
| Falmouth Marine School | FY2022 | £6k | |
| Clyde Maritime Project, SV GLENLEE | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Jubilee Sailing Trust | FY2022 | £5k | |
| University of Southampton | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Ocean Youth Trust (Scotland) | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Coleg Llandrillo | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Marine Skills Centre, Southampton | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Sea Scouts | FY2022 | £4k | |
| Mr Harrison Chivers —Most Notable Endeavour | FY2022 | £4k | |
| Paragon Skills | FY2022 | £3k | |
| City of London Sea Cadets Corps | FY2022 | £3k | |
| London Nautical School | FY2022 | £3k | |
| George Green's School | FY2022 | £3k | |
| The Tectona Trust | FY2022 | £2k | |
| Venture Trust | FY2022 | £2k | |
| Adventure Under Sail | FY2022 | £2k | |
| London Nautical School (Funding solutions for schools) | FY2022 | £2k | |
| Mission to Seafarers Flying Angels Campaign | FY2022 | £2k | |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | FY2022 | £2k | |
| The AHOY Centre Charity | FY2022 | £2k | |
| Southampton College | FY2022 | £2k | |
| Charles Henry Experience | FY2022 | £2k | |
| London Nautical School (laptops) | FY2022 | £2k | |
| QE2 Activity Centre | FY2022 | £2k | |
| London Area Sea Cadets (inc. pocket money) | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Livery Kitchens Initiative | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Fulham Reach Boat Club | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Roseland Youth Sailing Trust | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Shipwright Apprentice Lectures fund | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Lord Mayor's Appeal | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Mr Cameron Rogers —Queens Silver Medal Winner | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Portsmouth Sail Training Trust | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Christian Youth Enterprise Sailing Centre | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Disabled Sailing Association | FY2022 | £1k | |
| High Tide Foundation | FY2022 | £900 | |
| SS FRESHSPRING Society | FY2022 | £800 | |
| Sutton Hoo Ships Company | FY2022 | £750 | |
| James Atkinson —The Shipwrights' Bronze Medal Winner | FY2022 | £750 | |
| Excelsior Trust | FY2022 | £750 | |
| The Island Trust | FY2022 | £600 | |
| Point Lynas National Coastwatch Institute Station | FY2022 | £600 | |
| Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund | FY2022 | £500 | |
| Annual National Service for Seafarers | FY2022 | £500 | Clergy Support Trust |
| Others —less than f300 (2) | FY2022 | £500 | |
| Mr Ben Turnough —Derek Kimber Medal Winner | FY2022 | £500 | |
| St Paul's Cathedral | FY2022 | £500 | |
| Guildhall Library | FY2022 | £300 | |
| Clergy Support Trust | FY2022 | £200 | |
| United Guilds' Service | FY2022 | £200 | |
| Merchant Navy | FY2022 | £100 | |
| Local Projects | FY2022 | £75 |