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Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

SAILORS' SOCIETY

We provide international welfare support for seafarers. Our charitable objectives are:Advancement of the Christian religion (through chaplaincy)EducationRelief of poverty and distress
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£2,253£2,062£191£493£3,703£3,0861831152
31/12/22£1,389£2,489£-1,100£460£3,406£3,1061557194
?31/12/21*£1,850£2,971£-1,121£836£4,790£4,28217.371294
31/12/20£2,353£4,493£-2,140£807£5,710£4,24411.3127500
31/12/19£2,899£6,013£-3,114£1,130£7,869£6,02712149500
31/12/18£3,659£7,073£-3,414£1,480£10,286£7,94113.51700
31/12/17£3,153£6,079£-2,926£1,540£14,429£11,656231630
31/12/16£3,725£5,074£-1,349£1,046£16,611£13,78332.61550
31/12/15£3,768£4,950£-1,182£1,315£16,772£14,14534.31230
31/12/14£3,709£4,003£-294£1,095£17,991£15,42546.21150
31/12/13£4,332£3,760£572£1,150£18,007£15,53649.61120
31/12/12£1,886£2,123£-237£754£13,537£13,25574.9650
31/12/11£2,127£2,307£-180£1,017£12,976£12,65065.8760
31/12/10£2,596£2,753£-157£940£13,894£13,20957.6840
31/12/09£1,737£2,331£-594£1,005£12,976£12,24863.1850
31/12/08£3,681£2,630£1,051£1,039£12,177£11,38351.9910
31/12/07£2,154£2,329£-175£828£12,672£11,80660.8890
31/12/06£2,493£2,177£316n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£5,565£2,125£3,440n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£2,477£2,413£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 40.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 60 years
(119 years as a company)

www.sailors-society.org

admin@sailors-society.org

023 8051 5950

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, Philippines, Réunion, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales, Ukraine,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 Sailors' Society
£96,500 10/11/2023
Funding for the Crisis Response Network, a free global 24-hour service supporting seafarers and their families following critical incidents e.g. abandonment, piracy, natural disasters etc.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£65,000 10/11/2023
Funding to support plans to build Sailors' Society's capacity to transition to a new virtual 24/7 approach to meet the needs of seafarers and their families today and in the future.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£10,000 18/05/2023
Grant funding to provide dedicated peer to peer support groups for international women seafarers to connect with one another, to discuss issues specific to their gender.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£81,000 12/10/2022
Grant funding to support the core costs of running an international charity providing welfare support to seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£106,500 12/10/2022
Grant funding to facilitate the Crisis Response Network: a free global service run by trained crisis responders who support seafarers and their families during traumatic incidents such as piracy, abandonment and natural disasters.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 03/12/2021
Port Chaplaincy and Outreach - UK
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£120,000 21/10/2021
Grant funding support for the Crisis Response Network, a free global service supporting seafarers and their families during traumatic incidents such as piracy, abandonment and natural disasters.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£162,500 15/09/2021
Seafarers' International Relief Fund - Distribution of 4,000 COVID Care Kits & a Medical Helpline for seafarers in Philippines. Kit includes: pulseoximeter, digital thermometer, hand sanitisers, mask, medicine & vitamins, and ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£1,500 23/08/2021
Joint grant funding to support 5 Indian seafarers to return to their home country after being imprisoned in Iran for 19 months.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£166,350 21/05/2021
Grant funding with Seafarers' International Relief Fund towards a Medical Helpline and distribution of 5,000 COVID-19 Care Kits to seafarers at 10 major ports in India. Kits to include a digital thermometer, pulse oximeter, hand sanitizers, mask, ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Sailors' Society
£70,000 11/03/2021
Grant funding to deliver Chaplaincy Port Outreach welfare services in Scottish ports - providing counselling for physical, mental health, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and linking to the International Crisis Response Network.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 23/10/2017
Southampton Seafarers Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Seafarer Wellbeing Centre
£10,000 13/09/2017
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This organisation will open a centre for seafarers visiting Southampton which will include access to welfare information and health advice with the aim of improving the spiritual, social, and emotional wellbeing of sailors.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-89
  • CATHARINE MARGARET BACON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Semi-Retired
  • CAPTAIN JOHN ANTHONY JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Quality Assessor
  • CAPTAIN NIGEL PETER BASSETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Marine Pilot
  • DR PETER MICHAEL SWIFT (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Maritime Industry Adviser
  • JONATHAN HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Semi-Retired Marine Professional
  • JOSHUA PAUL HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • MICHELE RINETTE WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • PETER HENRY GOLDBERG Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired
  • YVONNE KAY PENNEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Human Resources Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1964, number: 237778
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1905, number: 00086942
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 30 days late,
Main office

Seafarer House
74 St. Annes Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO19 9FF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BENEFIT SEAFARERS, EX-SEAFARERS AND INTENDING SEAFARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THOSE PEOPLE LIVE OR WORK BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY SUCH WAYS AND MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS. .

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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