Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • Grant maker support: +4

    NAUTILUS WELFARE FUND 

    We provide welfare services to needy Merchant Navy seafarers and their dependants. This is achived by :-the provision of accommodation and support for those who are able to live independentley in Mariners Park Estate - the provision of residential,nursing and respite care in the Mariners Park Care Home- the provision of annual,one off grants and a caseworker service
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £23,518,026 available, equivalent to 71 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
    Established: 60 years

    www.nautiluswelfarefund.org

    welfare@nautilusint.org

    01516398454

    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
    31/12/22£3,368£3,955£-587£0£23,523£23,51871.4922
    31/12/21£3,284£3,558£-274£0£24,857£24,85283.8890
    31/12/20£3,059£3,396£-338£0£24,090£24,08585.1880
    31/12/19£3,285£3,392£-107£0£24,694£24,68987.3860
    31/12/18£3,781£3,224£557£0£24,114£24,10989.7842
    31/12/17£3,237£3,081£155£0£24,289£24,25894.5840
    31/12/16£3,619£2,979£639£0£23,601£23,57094.9810
    31/12/15£2,884£2,939£-55£31£22,345£22,08790.2910
    31/12/14£2,536£2,963£-427£65£22,665£22,65391.7690
    31/12/13£4,292£2,422£1,871£66£22,737£22,730112.6670
    31/12/12£2,700£2,300£400£61£19,766£19,599102.2740
    31/12/11£2,304£2,188£117£23£18,563£18,529101.6680
    31/12/10£2,085£2,422£-338£18£18,825£18,80693.2770
    31/12/09£2,179£2,392£-213£27£17,924£17,91989.9790
    31/12/08£2,396£2,225£171£37£16,644£0n/a670
    31/12/07£1,994£1,990£4£155£19,497£0n/a590
    31/12/06£1,873£2,066£-193£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£1,595£1,734£-139£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£1,400£1,688£-288£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 2%
    Liabilities/Income: 14%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 71.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.7
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 92 employees
    • 2 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, 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 Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £18,926 06/07/2023
    Grant funding for two case worker posts in Hull and Portsmouth/Southampton area from December 2023 until March 2024 to assist retired and needy seafarers and their dependents to access financial, ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £172,370 12/10/2022
    Grant funding to support a top up in care home fees for mariners residing at Mariners Park, Wallasey. Plus support for a part time physiotherapist post.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £142,000 03/03/2022
    Grant funding for two full time Caseworker posts for two years (in Hull and Portsmouth/Southampton) who support 200 retired seafarers per year.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £178,260 27/09/2021
    Grant funding towards top up fees for care home residents at Mariners' Park, a part-time pysiotherapy post and 2 caseworker posts in Hull and Portsmouth
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £51,800 11/03/2021
    Grant funding to pilot a new model of home casework support in two locations: Cardiff & Tyne. The holistic support aims to maximise welfare benefit and grant income including accessing health, ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £159,800 20/10/2020
    Grant funding for care home top up fees of mariners, who are reliant on Local Authority Funding, to recieve residential or nursing care at Mariners' Park Care Home and funding for part time ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £159,800 20/10/2020
    Grant funding for care home top up fees of mariners, who are reliant on Local Authority Funding, to recieve residential or nursing care at Mariners' Park Care Home and funding for part time ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £118,425 02/07/2020
    Grant funding to support additional costs arising from Covid-19 (increased costs of PPE and staff costs) sa well as cover for loss of income while this 32 room care home for seafarers was closed to ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £118,425 02/07/2020
    Grant funding to support additional costs arising from Covid-19 (increased costs of PPE and staff costs) sa well as cover for loss of income while this 32 room care home for seafarers was closed to ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £114,000 19/11/2019
    Grant funding for Mariners' Park Care Home, Wallasey including funding of a part time physiotherapy post and to top up the deficit funding which is needed due to the Local Authority grant for ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £114,000 19/11/2019
    Grant funding for Mariners' Park Care Home, Wallasey including funding of a part time physiotherapy post and to top up the deficit funding which is needed due to the Local Authority grant for ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £74,000 13/11/2018
    Grant funding towards core costs of residential care for mariners in the Mariners' Park Care Home.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £74,000 13/11/2018
    Grant funding towards core costs of residential care for mariners in the Mariners' Park Care Home.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £57,280 05/07/2018
    Grant funding for two part time caseworker posts in the Hull, Southampton and Portsmouth areas to continue delivering an outreach caseworker service for Merchant Navy seafarers in these locations in ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £57,280 05/07/2018
    Grant funding for two part time caseworker posts in the Hull, Southampton and Portsmouth areas to continue delivering an outreach caseworker service for Merchant Navy seafarers in these locations in ....more
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £105,000 21/11/2017
    Grant funding for essential Services at Mariners' Park retirement community.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £374,284 21/11/2017
    Grant funding for essential Services at Mariners' Park retirement community.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £105,000 21/11/2017
    Grant funding for essential Services at Mariners' Park retirement community.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £374,284 21/11/2017
    Grant funding for essential Services at Mariners' Park retirement community.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £819,716 05/07/2017
    Grant funding for two areas of work with Nautilus Welfare Fund 1) finding the hidden older Merchant Navy veterans and 2) supported accomodation for aged Merchant Navy veterans.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £819,716 05/07/2017
    Grant funding for two areas of work with Nautilus Welfare Fund 1) finding the hidden older Merchant Navy veterans and 2) supported accomodation for aged Merchant Navy veterans.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £148,088 04/04/2017
    Grant funding towards the Seafarers UK Wing at Mariners' Park, Wallasey.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £10,000 04/04/2017
    A grant to provide funds to enable hardship grants to be paid to British Merchant Navy seafarers who are in dire financial need.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £10,000 04/04/2017
    A grant to provide funds to enable hardship grants to be paid to British Merchant Navy seafarers who are in dire financial need.
    Seafarers UK - Grant to Nautilus Welfare Fund
    £148,088 04/04/2017
    Grant funding towards the Seafarers UK Wing at Mariners' Park, Wallasey.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • Nautilus International Council
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/1963, number: 218742
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Nautilus International
    Nautilus House
    Mariners Park
    WALLASEY
    CH45 7PH

    Objectives

    THE RELIEF OF SEAFARERS OR FORMER SEAFARERS AND/OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY (A) PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION, AND IF REQUIRED, RESIDENTIAL OR NURSING CARE WITH PREFERENCE TO: WIDOWS OF SEAFARERS WHO ARE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE AND IN NEED; AND SEAFARERS WHO ARE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE AND IN NEED(B) MAKING ANNUAL PENSIONS OR ONE-OFF GRANTS OF MONEY (C) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES(D) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS / BODIES THAT PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES (E) DEVELOPING NEW AND ENHANCED SERVICES BY RESEARCH OR OTHERWISE, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER BODIES / PERSONS

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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