Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

QVSR SEAFARERS CENTRES

QVSR Seafarers Centres offer welfare support to active seafarers via our Seafarers Centres in Bristol, Felixstowe, Immingham, London Tilbury and London Gateway, we welcome around 50,000 seafarers each year.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/12/22?	£1,180	£400	£781	£0	£798	£354	10.6	19	10
31/03/21	£170	£87	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20?	£117	£115	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18	£114	£124	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£116	£193	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£340	£149	£191	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 2 years

alexcampbell@qvsr.org.uk

02079875466

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, Essex, North East Lincolnshire, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

19 employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to Humber Seafarers' Service
£30,000	01/06/2022	Grant funding to provide financial assistance in respect of continued losses incurred due to Covid-19 and Omicron variant that brought in further restrictions.
Seafarers UK - Grant to The Humber Seafarers' Service
£30,000	22/10/2020	Grant funding to support staff salaries for 5 months to ensure that Humber Seafarer' Centre is able to reopen to seafarers who need respite from their vessels but are not so keen to venture out of ....more Grant funding to support staff salaries for 5 months to ensure that Humber Seafarer' Centre is able to reopen to seafarers who need respite from their vessels but are not so keen to venture out of the port during Covid-19.
Seafarers UK - Grant to The Humber Seafarers' Service
£30,000	22/10/2020	Grant funding to support staff salaries for 5 months to ensure that Humber Seafarer' Centre is able to reopen to seafarers who need respite from their vessels but are not so keen to venture out of ....more Grant funding to support staff salaries for 5 months to ensure that Humber Seafarer' Centre is able to reopen to seafarers who need respite from their vessels but are not so keen to venture out of the port during Covid-19.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-85

IAN CLIFFORD PATTISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired - Management Consultant

PHILIP EDWARD SHEPPARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

JEAN PATRICIA THOMAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: POPLAR METHODIST CHURCH SICK & POOR FUND, METHODIST CHURCH IN TOWER HAMLETS,

REV JENNIFER IMPEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ordained Methodist Minister, Other trusteeships: POPLAR METHODIST CHURCH SICK & POOR FUND, QVSR, METHODIST CHURCH IN TOWER HAMLETS, BOW ROAD METHODIST CHURCH,

GERALDINE ENID PEARCE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Manager, Other trusteeship: QVSR,

MATHILDA SMALL-BYAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: QVSR, HACKNEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

SIR ALASTAIR HUBERT NORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: High Court Judge, Other trusteeship: INCORPORATED COUNCIL OF LAW REPORTING FOR ENGLAND AND WALES,

TERENCE JOHN SIMCO MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired General Secretary, Other trusteeship: QVSR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2022, number: 1198656
Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2022, number: 13903109

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

25/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from FELIXSTOWE AND HAVEN PORTS SEAFARERS' SERVICE
25/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from PORT OF BRISTOL SEAFARERS CENTRE
24/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from HUMBER SEAFARERS' SERVICE LIMITED

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FELIXSTOWE AND HAVEN PORTS SEAFARERS' SERVICE on 25/07/2023
Asset transfer in from PORT OF BRISTOL SEAFARERS CENTRE on 25/07/2023
Asset transfer in from HUMBER SEAFARERS' SERVICE LIMITED on 24/04/2024

Main office

121-131 EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD
LONDON
E14 6DE

Objectives

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (THE ?OBJECTS?) ARE TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING OF ALL SEAFARERS (INCLUDING CURRENT, FORMER AND INTENDING SEAFARERS), THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS, AND THE WIDER COMMUNITIES SERVING SEAFARERS, THROUGH:2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONGST SEAFARERS OF ALL NATIONS; 2.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS;2.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SEAMANSHIP AND OTHER MARITIME SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE;2.4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SEAFARERS (BUT PRIMARILY MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS) AND OF THOSE WHO WORK ALONGSIDE SEAFARERS, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; 2.5 SHOULD THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT, THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSON HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT PARTICULARLY CURRENT OR FORMER SEAFARERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING SEAFARERS.

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