Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL ASSOCIATION (1982) (SAMA 82)

Maintaining links between serving armed forces and former members of armed forces and Merchant Navy who served in conflict.Education of the public in relation to the conflict. Assisting those who served in the conflict and their dependents by making grants, providing facilities and/or sponsoring return visits for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by serving in the conflict.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 17 years

www.sama82.org.uk

sama@sama82.org.uk

01495741592

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£154	£93	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21	£101	£40	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20	£72	£44	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19	£90	£50	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/18	£48	£79	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£131	£98	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£74	£55	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£79	£48	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£52	£48	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£69	£48	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£42	£25	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£83	£81	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£36	£50	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£101	£128	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£425	£346	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£239	£90	£150	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

20 volunteers

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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
Seafarers UK - Grant to South Atlantic Medal Association (1982)
£5,000	13/11/2018	Grant funding to support the publication of the association’s bi-annual newsletter.
Seafarers UK - Grant to South Atlantic Medal Association (1982)
£5,000	13/11/2018	Grant funding to support the publication of the association’s bi-annual newsletter.
Seafarers UK - Grant to South Atlantic Medal Association (1982)
£5,000	18/07/2017	Grant to fund one edition of the twice yearly newsletter published by the South Atlantic Medal Association (1982). This medal was awarded to almost 30,000 service men and women (and civilians) who ....more Grant to fund one edition of the twice yearly newsletter published by the South Atlantic Medal Association (1982). This medal was awarded to almost 30,000 service men and women (and civilians) who took part in the campaign to liberate the Falklands.
Seafarers UK - Grant to South Atlantic Medal Association (1982)
£5,000	18/07/2017	Grant to fund one edition of the twice yearly newsletter published by the South Atlantic Medal Association (1982). This medal was awarded to almost 30,000 service men and women (and civilians) who ....more Grant to fund one edition of the twice yearly newsletter published by the South Atlantic Medal Association (1982). This medal was awarded to almost 30,000 service men and women (and civilians) who took part in the campaign to liberate the Falklands.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-80

ALAN DODSWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ANDREW JAMES LOCKETT Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Health , Safety And Environmen

BRIAN JOHN SHERRINGTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER ALAN HOWE MBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL SHERRINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager

ROBIN PAUL TURK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN PETER PENFOLD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

THOMAS HERRING (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/2007, number: 1118842
Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2007, number: 06113679

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

S A M A, Unit 25
Torfaen Business Centre
Panteg Way
New Inn
PONTYPOOL
NP4 0LS

Objectives

2. The Charity’s Main Objectives are:- 2.1. to promote the efficiency of the United Kingdom armed forces and other supporting units by maintaining contact between serving members of the armed forces and members and former members of the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, and other UK units that served in operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.2. to advance the education of the public and members of the armed forces in matters relating to operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.3. to promote good citizenship for the benefit of the public at large by commemorating the contribution made by those United Kingdom participants who died through the action during operations in the South Atlantic in 1982, and by maintaining a book of commemoration and remembrance available on the internet, as a memorial to the personnel and civilians who died in the operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.4. to relieve individuals who are in receipt of the South Atlantic Medal 1982 issued by the United Kingdom for their service in the South Atlantic during the period between 2 April 1982 and the 21 October 1982, and also their dependants, who are in need by virtue of hardship, sickness or old age by:2.4.1. making grants of money to them or2.4.2. providing or paying for goods, services, facilities, or assistance for them or2.4.3. making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services, or facilities to those in need or2.4.4. sponsoring return visits to the Falkland Islands for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by their involvement in the 1982 South Atlantic operations.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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