Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

PHAROS TRUST 

Restoration of former Trinity House Manned Light Vessel No 18 for use as a visitor attraction and heritage learning facility.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 22 years

tonylv18@gmail.com

07446 171 320

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22*£15£10£5n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£12£6£5n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18*£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£7£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£6£9£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£6£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£2£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£1£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£29£13£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£1£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
04/04/04*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Essex Community Foundation - Signage and exhibition Interpretation
£5,000 02/05/2019
3
To renovate and improve signage and exhibition interpretation of a historic light vessel open to the public in Harwich Quay

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2002, number: 1090325
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 32 days late, AR18: 2 days late, AR16: 35 days late, AR15: 107 days late, AR13: 163 days late, AR11: 161 days late, AR10: 5 days late, AR09: 370 days late, AR04: 142 days late,
Main office

The Pharos Trust
Light Vessel 18
The Quay
HARWICH
Essex
CO12 3HH

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS):-TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SHIPS, VESSELS AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY OF WHATEVER NATURE OF AN HISTORICAL MARITIME NATURE (INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION LIGHTVESSELS, LIGHTHOUSES, PROPERTY CONCERNED WITH THE NATURE AND MODE OF COMMUNICATION SUCH AS RADAR, MORSE CODE, CODE SIGNALLING, COASTAL DEFENCE AND WARNING AND ALL ASPECTS, OF SAFETY) WHETHER OF LOCAL OR NATIONAL INTEREST THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF THEM AS WILL ENABLE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER FEATURES TO BE BEST APPRECIATED AND ENJOYED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MANAGE A MUSEUM FOR THE COLLECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE SAME TOGETHER WITH THE PRODUCTION AND COLLATION OF MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATED THERETO ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE OPEN FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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