West Wales Maritime Heritage Society
Income
£19k
▼ 38.8% on 2024
Expenditure
£27k
▼ 7.7% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
7m av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
22
▲ 2 volunteers on 2024
Overview
West Wales Maritime Heritage Society's network
6 people6 organisationsi4 listed on the board plus 2 company secretaries. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is West Wales Maritime Heritage Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
4 listed + 2 company secretariesiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Millard | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Donna Eustace | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Philip Adrian Jones | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Steven Preece | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Steven John Preece | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2026 | new |
| Philip John Collins | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
4 listed + 2 company secretariesiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Millard | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Donna Eustace | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Philip Adrian Jones | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Steven Preece | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Steven John Preece | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2026 | new |
| Philip John Collins | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: David Norton James (1991-2020). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
0.2y
median 0y
Longest tenure
1y
since 2025
Over 6 years
0
of 4 on the board
Years in governance
7.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 4 on the board
4 trustees on the board
- David Millard since 2026
- Donna Eustace since 2025
- Philip Adrian Jones since 2026
- Steven Preece since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Millard since 2026
- Donna Eustace since 2025
- Philip Adrian Jones since 2026
- Steven Preece since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 5Retail and trade 1
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Network
Network
iThe large node is West Wales Maritime Heritage Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. West Wales Maritime Heritage Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £8.70k | £44.45k | £45.35k | £31.27k | £31.44k | £19.25k |
| Total expenditure | £19.05k | £36.70k | £15.31k | £18.24k | £29.27k | £27.02k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | £15.00k | £19.00k | £9.00k | £1.00k | £1.00k |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. West Wales Maritime Heritage Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 24 September 2026 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 15 July 2025 | 15 July 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 12 September 2024 | 12 September 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 20 October 2022 | 20 October 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 25 September 2021 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 02611959 has made 36 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 1993. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 28 September 2026 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 8 October 2025 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 5 September 2024 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 29 September 2023 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 29 August 2022 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 22 October 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 12 March 2020 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 11 March 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2017 | 14 March 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2016 | 24 March 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2015 | 15 April 2016 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2014 | 24 March 2015 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2013 | 7 April 2014 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 3 March 2014 | Amended: accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 19 April 2013 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2011 | 5 April 2012 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 31 December 2010 | 14 April 2011 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2009 | 10 September 2010 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2008 | 8 May 2009 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 2 June 2008 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 18 June 2007 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2005 | 25 August 2006 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 2004 | 2 June 2005 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 2003 | 24 May 2004 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 19 June 2003 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 21 May 2002 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 14 March 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 16 May 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 27 August 1999 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 1997 | 23 January 1998 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 1996 | 19 March 1997 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 May 1995 | 25 July 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages |
| 31 December 1995 | 11 July 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 May 1994 | 15 July 1994 | Dormant accounts | Not online |
| 31 May 1993 | 28 January 1994 | Dormant accounts | Not online |
| 31 May 1992 | 1 March 1993 | Dormant accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
2 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 24 August 2004 to 17 September 2007.Total from published grants
£7k
£6,549
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Sep 2007
17 September 2007
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£3k2004
£4k2007
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 2 | £6,549 | 2004 to 2007 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2007 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "The project is to improve the facilities of the group. The money is for VHF Radio, boat trailer and outboard engine." | £3,739 |
| 24 August 2004 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "The project is to develop the facilities of the group.The money is for the purchase of a boat engine, masthead flags and lifejackets." | £2,810 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
- 1)
THE
PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MARITIME HISTORY AND THE SCIENCE OF SHIPPING AND RELATED SUBJECTS CAPABLE OF ACADEMIC STUDY. - 2)
THE
PRESERVATION OF VESSELS, BUILDINGS AND SITES OF HISTORICAL OR LOCAL INTEREST.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 17 MAY 1991 as filed - Register history
- 30 November 1994Registered
- 30 March 2023Received assets from The Charterhouse Returns Trust (1139336)
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.wwmhs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- West Wales Maritime Heritage
- Registered
- 1994