Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE CHATHAM HISTORIC DOCKYARD TRUST

The Trust's primary objectives are the presentation of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, the most complete 18th Century dockyard in the world, and the education of the public in its historical, architectural and arcaheological importance.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 39 years

www.thedockyard.co.uk

info@chdt.org.uk

01634823800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£9,822	£8,586	£1,236	£1,704	£19,874	£2,221	3.1	142	150
31/03/22		£6,806	£7,848	£-1,042	£1,470	£18,661	£2,146	3.3	133	270
31/03/21		£5,926	£6,501	£-575	£762	£19,657	£2,142	4	140	0
31/03/20		£8,625	£8,692	£-67	£2,216	£20,072	£1,979	2.7	153	340
31/03/19		£9,385	£8,335	£1,049	£1,731	£19,761	£1,999	2.9	150	340
31/03/18		£9,450	£8,364	£1,086	£1,701	£19,054	£2,686	3.9	142	0
31/03/17		£6,328	£7,621	£-1,293	£1,684	£17,539	£2,365	3.7	142	0
31/03/16		£6,501	£7,332	£-831	£1,592	£19,053	£2,329	3.8	137	0
31/03/15		£12,877	£9,345	£3,531	£1,486	£12,495	£1,338	1.7	137	0
31/03/14		£6,737	£6,091	£647	£1,629	£8,964	£1,446	2.8	135	0
31/03/13		£5,807	£6,277	£-470	£1,505	£8,317	£3,103	5.9	133	0
31/03/12		£5,588	£6,134	£-546	£1,495	£8,787	£3,326	6.5	133	0
31/03/11		£7,722	£5,868	£1,854	£1,406	£9,334	£3,645	7.5	133	0
31/03/10		£8,892	£8,989	£-97	£1,279	£6,642	£3,707	4.9	124	0
31/03/09		£10,459	£10,836	£-377	£1,323	£6,739	£3,851	4.3	112	0
31/03/08	*	£7,379	£6,733	£646	£903	£7,116	£4,171	7.4	107	0
31/03/07	*	£4,925	£5,210	£-285	£264	£6,369	£4,326	10	83	0
31/03/06	*	£3,248	£3,915	£-667	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,245	£3,445	£-200	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£5,945	£6,021	£-76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

142 employees
150 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

DCMS	£196,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£177,500
The Foyle Foundation	£50,000
Wolfson Foundation	£0

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£50,000	10/07/2023	towards No. 1 Smithery Museum Building - capital project to improve displays, enhance collections care and make exhibitions more accessible to visitors
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
£0	07/12/2022	'No.1 Smithery – the future of display, conservation, and interpretation of maritime collections'. Grant of £50,000 under DCMS Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund (round 14, grant ref. ....more 'No.1 Smithery – the future of display, conservation, and interpretation of maritime collections'. Grant of £50,000 under DCMS Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund (round 14, grant ref. 21866). (WF contributing 50% of total grant of £100,000).
DCMS - CHATHAM HISTORIC DOCKYARD GRANT FUNDING 2021-2022
£196,000	01/04/2021	Grant funding to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust for FY 21/22 in support of the delivery of its core objectives which are to preserve and study the Historic Dockyard, its buildings, ships and ....more Grant funding to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust for FY 21/22 in support of the delivery of its core objectives which are to preserve and study the Historic Dockyard, its buildings, ships and collections, and to deliver exhibits and education services.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£177,500	12/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
DCMS - Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
£245,000	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Grant 2016-2020
£201,000	01/04/2019	towards the preservation, conservation and maintenance of the Historic Dockyard, its buildings, ships and collections
DCMS - Essential Enhancements to the Victorian Ropery Gallery and Visitor Experience
£100,000	01/04/2019	The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled ....more The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled visitors, and to improve the quality of interpretation. The scheme is open to four categories of museums and galleries.
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND - NPO 2018-22: Band 1
£245,000	01/04/2018 11	National portfolio organisation- are leaders in their areas, with a collective responsibility to protect and develop our national arts and cultural ecology.
DCMS - Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
£245,000	01/04/2018	Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
DCMS - Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
£61,250	01/04/2018	To support Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
DCMS - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Grant 2016-2020
£206,000	01/04/2018	towards the preservation, conservation and maintenance of the Historic Dockyard, its buildings, ships and collections
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000	14/02/2018	The Fitted Rigging House
DCMS - DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
£100,000	01/04/2017	The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled ....more The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled visitors, and to improve the quality of interpretation. The scheme is open to four categories of museums and galleries.
DCMS - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Grant 2016-2020
£1,412,000	01/04/2017	towards the preservation, conservation and maintenance of the Historic Dockyard, its buildings, ships and collections
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
£4,823,000	15/11/2016	The Fitted Rigging House [FRH]: Unlocking a sustainable future for the Historic Dockyard Chatham
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
£89,200	18/02/2016	350th Anniversary of The Dutch Raid on the Medway (1667)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
£10,000	20/06/2014	Commemoration of the Loss of the Three Cruisers (22nd September 1914)

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-76

ADMIRAL SIR TREVOR ALAN SOAR OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

DEIRDRE ANNE WELLS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: DEAL MUSIC AND ARTS LIMITED,

DUNCAN HENRY WILSON OBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

MR POMMY SARWAL, Occupation: Corporate Finance

PAUL DAVID HUDSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Examining Inspector-National Infrastructure, Other trusteeships: THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, MAIDSTONE, CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, ROCHESTER,

PAUL JACKSON OBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

RODNEY BRIAN CHAMBERS J P Appointed: 2017

ROBERT JOHN ALLISON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Vice-Chancellor Of Loughborough University, Other trusteeships: ST PHILIP'S CENTRE, LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION, THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER,

SIR IAN CHARLES FRANKLIN ANDREWS, Occupation: Chairman

SARAH ELIZABETH ROOTS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Attractions Specialist

WILLIAM ANTHONY CORBETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Marine Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/07/1985, number: 292101
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/1984, number: 01804108

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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Investment
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 21 days late, AR07: 27 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

The Fitted Rigging House
Main Gate Road
The Historic Dockyard
CHATHAM
Kent
ME4 4TZ

Objectives

1. TO SECURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION AND USE OF THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD AT CHATHAM IN THE COUNTY OF KENT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE TO ITS ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE. 2. TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT A WIDE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHATHAM

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