Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

SOCIETY OF CONSULTING MARINE ENGINEERS AND SHIPS SURVEYORS - BENEVOLENT FUND

The charity makes grants:1. The relief of poverty amongst members of the SCMS and their partners;2. Assists in the advancement of the education of the public in the maritime industry, including but not exclusively, through the provision of grants, scholarships and bursaries for marine related courses;3. Other charitable purposes as the Trustees may determine, related to the marine industry.
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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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£29£-29
31/12/22£0£18£-18
31/12/21£1£6£-6
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://www.scms-charity.org

sec@scmshq.org

02380016494

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • NICHOLAS PETER GLADWELL (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • PATRICK STEPHEN DOLBY Appointed: 2021
  • PETER DOUGLAS GRINDEY Appointed: 2020
  • ROGER BAILLIE JANSON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2020, number: 1190632
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOCIETY OF CONSULTING MARINE ENGINEERS AND SHIPS SURVEYORS - BENEVOLENT FUND on 06/08/2021
Main office

Unit 5
Prospect House
7 Ocean Way
Southampton
Hampshire

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND THEIR PARTNERS, SURVIVING PARTNERS, IMMEDIATE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND BURSARIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR STUDY OF MARITIME-RELATED EDUCATIONAL COURSES; AND3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE AT THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH MAY INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHICH GO TO PROMOTE THE MARITIME INDUSTRY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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