Registered charity · Surrey
The Maritime Heritage Foundation
- 3 trustees
- Income £8k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Linked company
- The Maritime Heritage Foundation
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£8k
- 2024£7k£11k
- 2023£10k£10k
Earlier years
- 2022£0£9k
- 2021£3k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
4. OBJECTS4.1 THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:4.2 THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN RELATION TO MARITIME HERITAGE BY ANY MEANS WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE;4.3 WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE, THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN RELATION TO MARITIME HERITAGE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:4.3.1 THE LOCATION, EXCAVATION, RECOVERY, RAISING, RESTORATION AND/OR PRESERVATION OF SHIP WRECKS AND THE CONTENTS THEREOF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HMS VICTORY AND/OR OTHER ITEMS OF MARITIME HERITAGE;4.3.2 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AND/OR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT EXHIBITION TO DISPLAY SHIP WRECKS AND THE CONTENTS THEREOF INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HMS VICTORY AND/OR OTHER ITEMS OF MARITIME HERITAGE; AND/OR4.3.3 THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND/OR GOVERNANCE OF A SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND/OR INSTITUTE OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MARITIME HERITAGE; AND/OR4.3.4 THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES, GRANTS AND/OR BURSARIES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND/OR INSTITUTE OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS WISHING TO ATTEND SUCH INSTITUTIONS WITH A VIEW TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MARITIME HERITAGE;4.3.5 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROMOTION OF A PRIZE, AWARD AND/OR FUND FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND/OR ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN ANY WAY TO THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND/OR AWARENESS OF MARITIME HERITAGE;4.3.6 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE (TOGETHER THE "OBJECTS").
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Graham Frank Chase since 2013
- Nigel Anthony Chimmo Branson since 2011
- Sir Robert Balchin since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Graham Frank Chase since 2013
- Nigel Anthony Chimmo Branson since 2011
- Sir Robert Balchin since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Graham Frank Chase since 2013
- Sir Robert Balchin since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Nigel Anthony Chimmo Branson since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1141244
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/10/2010
- Companies House
- Company number 07419879 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01622754033 · lord.lingfield@live.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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