Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST 

UNDERTAKING A SEARCH FOR THE GERMAN BATTLEFLEET SUNK IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WATERS IN DECEMBER 1914 BY A BRITISH FLEET, AND MAKING A FILM OF THE SEARCH AS AN HISTORIC RECORDD FOR THE BENEFIT OPF THE PUBLIC
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/10/22£5,622£5,618£4£0£408£3600.800
31/10/21*£1,202£859£343£0£404£851.200
31/10/20£129£132£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£750£736£14£0£64£641.100
31/10/18*£113£59£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£20£64£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£20£64£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£1,800£1,754£46£26£46£460.300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 11.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

https://fmht.co.uk/

020 7227 7000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Falkland Islands, Germany, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£1,960 30/06/2021
Training Grant provided for Customs training purposes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2014, number: 1159265
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/2014, number: 09250869
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 77 days late, AR18: 2 days late,
Main office

BDB PITMANS LLP
One Bartholomew Close
London
EC1A 7BL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: - TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING IN THE MARITIME HISTORY AND HERITAGE, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURING SEAS, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE; IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION OF THE SAID SEAS; AND - TO RECORD, PRESERVE AND RESTORE (IF CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE) CRAFT, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EDUCATIVE VALUE RELATING TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURING SEAS, INCLUDING NAVAL AND CIVILIAN VESSELS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, ITEMS AND RECORDS AND BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SAME FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY, DEMONSTRATION OR EXHIBITION AT THE FALKLAND ISLANDS MUSEUM AND THE JANE CAMERON NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS OR OTHER SUITABLE INSTITUTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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