Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

STELLA MARIS

Stella Maris (formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea) provides practical, pastoral and spiritual support to seafarers, fishers and their families through a network of port chaplains & volunteers. We visit ships directly & work in seafarers' centres. Main needs are: spiritual support; communication with family; transport; port information; news; clothing; help during crisis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,054,956 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£2,655£2,317£338£445£5,270£5,05526.23785
31/12/22£2,410£2,713£-303£517£4,494£4,26118.83779
31/12/21£2,130£2,578£-447£495£5,307£5,08423.737100
31/12/20£1,762£2,039£-277£391£5,175£4,99229.433100
31/12/19£1,637£1,785£-148£468£5,262£5,13434.531100
31/12/18£1,697£1,706£-9£440£4,745£4,60432.4320
31/12/17£1,615£1,622£-8£384£5,138£5,04637.3290
31/12/16£1,811£1,368£443£401£4,895£4,77241.9270
31/12/15£1,351£1,330£20£324£4,152£3,98435.9280
31/12/14£1,430£1,276£154£386£4,190£4,05638.1250
31/12/13£1,234£1,152£82£327£3,905£3,79039.5230
31/12/12£1,151£1,085£66£314£3,665£3,52739190
31/12/11£2,357£1,025£1,333£234£3,441£3,29738.6190
31/12/10£1,082£1,077£5£252£2,274£2,15324190
31/12/09£1,230£1,000£230£231£2,139£2,02424.3200
31/12/08£1,168£1,230£-62£283£1,676£1,62615.9230
31/12/07£1,057£1,381£-324£55£2,293£2,29319.9260
31/12/06£1,066£1,416£-350n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1,080£1,308£-228n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£918£1,348£-430n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 26.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk

info@stellamarismail.org

02079011931

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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 Stella Maris
£120,000 10/11/2023
Funding to develop and expand Stella Maris’s welfare services to seafarers and fishers across UK ports through its ship visiting programme.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£35,695 06/07/2023
Grant funding to consolidate the growth of Stella Maris capacity and welfare services across Mombasa, Malindi, Nakuru and Homa Bay during 2023-24.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£30,000 18/05/2023
Grant funding to provide rapid emergency grants to seafarers and their families in need and distress through the Stella Maris Centenary Emergency Fund.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£120,000 11/01/2023
Grant funding to support and expand Stella Maris’ welfare provision and ship visiting programme for seafarers and fishers across UK ports in 2023.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£30,000 01/06/2022
Grant funding to develop Stella Maris Kenya’s capacity and welfare services across Mombasa, Malindi, Nakuru and Homa Bay during 2022-23.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£84,700 22/04/2022
Grant funding towards providing temporary safe accommodation and psycho-social support to Ukrainian seafarers and their families seeking refuge in Poland.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£35,000 03/03/2022
Grant funding for the Stella Maris Centenary Emergency Fund providing rapid emergency grants to seafarers and their families in crisis and distress.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£16,600 03/03/2022
Grant funding towards the development of resources to support migrant workers in UK fishing to understand their labour rights in the UK - both before departure and while working in UK waters.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£68,600 17/01/2022
Grant funding to provide urgent food to seafarers, fishers and their families in the regions most affected by Super Typhoon Rai in the Philippines.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£130,000 27/09/2021
Grant funding to support the ship visiting welfare programme for seafarers and fishers across UK ports.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£87,460 20/08/2021
Seafarers International Relief Fund - Food and medicine vouchers to feed and support 1,655 seafarers and their 6,000 family members in Philippines. The seafarers will also benefit from a wellness seminar designed to help them return to work.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£145,800 23/07/2021
Seafarers International Relief Fund - Provide food parcels to 1,100 seafaring families in Kochi, Kerala, India. Plus 35 support workers to deliver post-Covid medical care, counselling & occupational therapy – including 10 specialising in care ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£87,150 14/06/2021
Grant funding with Seafarers' International Relief Fund (SIRF) to provide 10 oxygenators, food for families, post Covid medical care and counselling for seafarers and their families in Cochin, Kerala, India.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£22,600 11/06/2021
Grant funding with Seafarers' International Relief Fund (SIRF) to provide 200 food parcels per month over a three month period to seafarers impacted by Covid-19 in Chennai, Tamal Nadu.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£35,000 10/06/2021
Grant funding to maintain and develop operational capacity to deliver welfare services to seafarers arriving in the ports of Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay in South Africa.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£20,000 15/04/2021
Grant funding to provide rapid emergency grants to seafarers and their families in need and distress through the establishment of the Stella Maris Centenary Emergency Fund.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£130,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding support to Stella Maris’s welfare ship visiting programme to seafarers and fishers across British ports in the context of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£130,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding support to Stella Maris’s welfare ship visiting programme to seafarers and fishers across British ports in the context of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£24,500 11/06/2020
Grant funding to support Stella Maris South Africa develop its capacity and welfare services to seafarers and fishers in the ports of Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Stella Maris
£24,500 11/06/2020
Grant funding to support Stella Maris South Africa develop its capacity and welfare services to seafarers and fishers in the ports of Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£70,000 11/07/2019
Grant funding to support ship visiting teams providing spiritual and welfare support in Scotland, North East England and East Anglia. Plus a small contribution to core costs.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£70,000 11/07/2019
Grant funding to support ship visiting teams providing spiritual and welfare support in Scotland, North East England and East Anglia. Plus a small contribution to core costs.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£80,000 13/11/2018
Grant funding to support the recruitment, training, management and retention of volunteer ship visitors in North West Scotland and North East England.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£80,000 13/11/2018
Grant funding to support the recruitment, training, management and retention of volunteer ship visitors in North West Scotland and North East England.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£13,000 04/07/2017
Contribution to Commonwealth delegate costs to attend the World Congress in Taiwan, 2017.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£44,000 04/07/2017
Part funding towards AoS branches in Commonwealth countries to increase their capacity to serve the needs of seafarers, communicate with supporters, recruit and train volunteers and raise funds, through the guidance and support of AoS GB.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£13,000 04/07/2017
Contribution to Commonwealth delegate costs to attend the World Congress in Taiwan, 2017.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Apostleship of the Sea
£44,000 04/07/2017
Part funding towards AoS branches in Commonwealth countries to increase their capacity to serve the needs of seafarers, communicate with supporters, recruit and train volunteers and raise funds, through the guidance and support of AoS GB.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-69
  • EDWARD DONATI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
  • ESTEBAN PACHA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Transport And Infrastructures Attache
  • JAMES GOSLING Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JAMES MUIR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • JOHN STANLEY HOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Semi-Retired Charity Worker
  • LUISA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MARIA LOURDES CROWE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Executive
  • REV DAVID BURKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clergyman
  • REV EDWARD NICHOLAS HUGH GILBERT BISHOP Appointed: 2020
  • ROBERT ASHDOWN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • RT REV PAUL JAMES MASON Appointed: 2017
  • THERESA CROSSLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Director
  • WILLIAM OGBONNA AZUH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/1998, number: 1069833
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/02/1997, number: 03320318
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
  • 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; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SEAMEN'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF ST PAUL on 17/06/2024
Main office

Stella Maris
39 Eccleston Square
LONDON
SW1V 1BX

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE GENERAL AND PASTORAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SEA WORLDWIDE, REGARDLESS OF CREED, GENDER OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, IN WAYS CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE RECOGNISED PRACTICES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.(THE 'PEOPLE OF THE SEA' INCLUDE SEAFARERS AND MARITIME PERSONNEL. SEAFARERS ARE ACTUALLY THOSE ON BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS AND FISHING VESSELS AND ALL WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON ARE UNDERTAKING A VOYAGE. MARITIME PERSONNEL INCLUDES THOSE WHO WORK ON PRODUCTION PLATFORMS OFFSHORE, IT INCLUDES STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THIS WORK AND THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED FROM THIS WORK, IT ALSO INCLUDES THEIR FAMILIES AND PORT WORKERS)

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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