Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE NEW MEDWAY STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED

Preservation and restoration of the historic Dunkirk veteran paddle steamer 'Medway Queen'. The hull was rebuilt with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the vessel returned 'home' in December 2013 to begin the next phase of restoration. The workshop and visitor centre are at Gillingham, Kent. Most expenditure appears as an investment in the value of 'heritage asset under construction'.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/03/23		£87	£81	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£87	£81	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£115	£44	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£131	£60	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£91	£66	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£79	£60	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£99	£91	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£102	£125	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£233	£221	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£307	£446	£-139	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£718	£476	£242	£66	£3,466	£655	16.5	16	0
31/03/12		£848	£199	£649	£51	£3,439	£1,234	74.4	15	0
31/03/11		£925	£55	£870	£22	£2,790	£1,279	281.3	2	0
31/03/10		£333	£24	£309	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£701	£21	£680	£5	£1,610	£1,102	630.3	0	0
31/03/08		£492	£37	£455	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£103	£362	£-259	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£81	£54	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£45	£19	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£103	£33	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

www.medwayqueen.co.uk

info@medwayqueen.co.uk

01634575717

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Kent, Medway, Swindon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to New Medway Steam Packet Company Limited
£3,034	19/11/2018	We will use any money to construct a new pursers cabin on the Medway Queen.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd
£2,569	04/08/2017	By restoring the upper deck of the ship, this will enable us to open the ship up fully for more community events.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Medway Queen Preservation Society/New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd reg charity
£100,000	14/11/2014	Medway Queen transformation project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-76

MARK BATHURST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN GENT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

JOHN KEMPTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lock Keeper

PAM BATHURST Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD PAUL HALTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

BOB STOKES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SOUTHAMPTON ADVICE & REPRESENTATION CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/1987, number: 296236
Registered at Companies House on 16/02/1987, number: 02100358

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

20 returns made; AR16: 123 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Medway Queen Preservation Society
Gillinham Pier
Western Arm
Pier Approach Road
Gillingham
ME7 1RX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE MARTIME HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN IN PARTICULAR BY THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PADDLE STEAMER MEDWAY QUEEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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