Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

STEAMSHIP FRESHSPRING TRUST

To preserve and ensure future sustainability for SS Freshspring as a working example of 19th and 20th century marine technology for the benefit of the public.To attract young people and provide engineering education facilities to encourage them to consider a career in engineering.To provide facilities to teach basic skills in the management of an historic vessel and steam machinery.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/01/23		£54	£63	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/01/22		£43	£111	£-68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/01/21		£122	£51	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/01/20		£47	£66	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/01/19	*	£63	£59	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/01/18		£92	£44	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17		£185	£186	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16		£21	£10	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/15		£6	£10	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
17/02/14		£16	£1	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

http://www.ssfreshspring.co.uk

info@ssfreshspring.co.uk

01237479730

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£158,204
DCMS	£66,100
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The Pilgrim Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Steamship Freshspring Trust
£141,004	08/02/2023	Strengthening resilience, understanding feasibility, and embracing new audiences
DCMS - CRF20 Steamship Freshspring Trust
£66,100	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Steamship Freshpring Trust
£17,200	25/08/2020	COVID19:Steamship Freshspring Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening volunteer welfare and community engagement
£10,000	27/03/2020 11	The group would like to continue the employment of the appointed Project Manager, to ensure the work within the community is developed further, as well as improving the basic facilities on the ....more The group would like to continue the employment of the appointed Project Manager, to ensure the work within the community is developed further, as well as improving the basic facilities on the vessel. This project will reduce isolation, by recruiting volunteers and delivering community events.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Steamship Freshspring Trust
£10,000	26/02/2020 12	Resilience funding to build on success and improve delivery.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Steamship Freshpring Society
£60,100	04/10/2017	All Aboard SS Freshspring: a maritime heritage resource for residents and visitors to Northern Devon

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN GOODING Appointed: 2021

HUW DAVIES Appointed: 2019

MARTIN KEMP Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN ATTENBOROUGH Appointed: 2013

WILLIAM BLYTHE Appointed: 2023

ANNEMARIE SHILLITO Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: SUNRISE DIVERSITY,

DR MICHAEL TEARE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WAY OF THE WHARVES CIO,

JOHN PUDDY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: APPLEDORE MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2013, number: 1151907

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR19: 11 days late,

Main office

Little Cleave
Lower Cleave
Northam
Bideford
EX39 2RH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF A STEAMSHIP, AND THE PROMOTION OF MARITIME STUDIES PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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