THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND — grant history

Registered charity 262043 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£851k

Grants listed (FY2023)

Listed grants total

£172k

Accounts grants total

£142k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2023 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.

Summarised from www.shipwrights.co.uk on 15/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Education/training (13 grantees)
Amateur Sport (8 grantees)
Disability (8 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (6 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (5 grantees)
Religious Activities (3 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (2 grantees)
Recreation (2 grantees)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (1 grantee)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (7 grantees)
Scotland (3 grantees)
Northern Ireland (3 grantees)
Essex (2 grantees)
Throughout London (2 grantees)
Cornwall (2 grantees)
Isle Of Wight (2 grantees)
Devon (2 grantees)
Portsmouth City (1 grantee)
Southampton City (1 grantee)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Tall Ships Youth Trust	FY2023	£20k	Outdoor Activity Bursary
London Area Sea Cadets (inc. pocket money)	FY2023	£13k	Standard Annual Donation
University of Southampton	FY2023	£7k	Restricted Grant
University of Newcastle	FY2023	£7k	Restricted Grant
University of Strathclyde	FY2023	£7k	Restricted Grant
University of Strathclyde —Denholm bursaries	FY2023	£6k	Restricted Grant
Worcester Merchant Navy Cadetship Scheme	FY2023	£5k	Responsive Donation
MV Balmoral	FY2023	£5k	Responsive Donation
University of Strathclyde —Abram travel bursary	FY2023	£5k	Restricted Grant
Ocean Youth Trust (Scotland)	FY2023	£5k	Outdoor Activity Bursary
Portsmouth Sail Training Trust	FY2023	£5k	Responsive Donation
Jubilee Sailing Trust	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
Charles Henry Experience	FY2023	£3k	Responsive Donation
MACS	FY2023	£3k	Responsive Donation
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
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)
Steamship Freshspring Trust	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
HMS Queen Elizabeth	FY2023	£2k	Standard Annual Donation
Christian Youth Enterprise Sailing Centre	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Douglas Bader Foundation	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Excelsior Trust	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Fulham Reach Boat Club	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Mayflower Primary School	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
The Tectona Trust	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
UK Sailing Academy	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Women in Boatbuilding	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
Clyde Maritime Project, SV GLENLEE	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Fareham College, CEMAST	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
The Education Trust / E P Barrus Ltd	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Menai Strait's Heritage Sailing	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Marine Skills Centre, Southampton	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Coleg Llandrillo	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Oxford Sailability	FY2023	£2k	Responsive Donation
King's Silver Medal Winner	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers	FY2023	£2k	Restricted Grant
The Shipwrights' Bronze Medal Winner	FY2023	£1k	Restricted Grant
International Boat Building Training College, Lowestoft	FY2023	£1k	Restricted Grant
Seafarers' International Relief Fund	FY2023	£1k	Responsive Donation
Stirling & Son Ltd, Plymouth	FY2023	£1k	Restricted Grant
National Service for Seafarers	FY2023	£1k	Standard Annual Donation
Merchant Navy	FY2023	£750	Standard Annual Donation
Derek Kimber Medal Winner	FY2023	£750	Restricted Grant
Most Notable Endeavour	FY2023	£500	Restricted Grant
Lord Mayor's Appeal	FY2023	£500	Standard Annual Donation
St Paul's Cathedral	FY2023	£500	Standard Annual Donation
London Nautical School	FY2023	£500	Standard Annual Donation
Marine Society & Sea Cadets	FY2023	£300	Standard Annual Donation
Guildhall Library	FY2023	£300	Standard Annual Donation
Clergy Support Trust	FY2023	£200	Standard Annual Donation
United Guilds' Service	FY2023	£200	Standard Annual Donation
Sea Scouts	FY2023	£100	Standard Annual Donation

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 171984 vs reference 142239 (20.9% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.