Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE CONWAY MERCHANT NAVY TRUST 

Provide educational grants and other financial assistance to young men and women who want to pursue a career at sea. Provide financial assistance to other appropriate Maritime Charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/22£102£125£-23n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£123£134£-11n/an/an/an/an/a18
30/09/20£112£101£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£102£108£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£106£101£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£94£90£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£92£117£-25£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£82£83£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£89£47£42£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£83£64£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£86£77£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£101£119£-18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£96£117£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£99£93£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£79£88£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£78£60£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£84£56£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£69£43£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£62£6£56£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

www.conwaymntrust.info

careers.conwaymntrust@gmail.com

02082935999

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-85
  • BARBARA KELLY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Leader Of Seagoing Programme Ljmu
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1964, number: 526577
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/04/1963, number: 00758795
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Holdtrade Uk Ltd
Unit 1
The Rubicon
51 Norman Road
LONDON
SE10 9QB

Objectives

(A) TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER THE ASSETS OF THE H.M.S. CONWAY MERCHANT NAVY CADET SCHOOL AND TO ADMINISTER ANY TRUSTS AFFECTING THE ASSETS SO TAKEN OVER.(B) TO MAKE GRANTS TO, SUPPORT IN ANY MANNER AND TO PROVIDE PRIZES OR SCHOLARSHIPS TO AND FOR CADETS FOR MARINE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE PURPOSES FOR THEIR EDUCATION OR PROFFESSIONAL TRAINING AND TO THE INTENT THAT SO FAR AS IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE AND COMMENSURATE WITH RESPECT FOR THE NAME OF H.M.S. CONWAY MERCHANT NAVY CADET SCHOOL ANY SUCH GRANT, SUPPORT, PRIZE OR SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE MADE TO COMMEMORATE SUCH NAME. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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