Registered charity (CIO) · Bideford
Steamship Freshspring Trust
- 5 trustees
- Income £77k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.ssfreshspring.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£77k£98k
- 2024£129k£122k
- 2023£54k£63k
Earlier years
- 2022£43k£111k
- 2021£122k£51k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF A STEAMSHIP, AND THE PROMOTION OF MARITIME STUDIES PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Grants received
7 grants · £313,118 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £218,304 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £66,100
- Alex Ferry Foundation · £18,714 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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.
5 trustees on the board
- John Puddy Chair since 2013
- Annemarie Shillito since 2020
- Dr Michael Teare since 2023
- Stephen Attenborough since 2013
- William Blythe since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- John Puddy Chair since 2013
- Annemarie Shillito since 2020
- Stephen Attenborough since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John Puddy Chair since 2013
- Stephen Attenborough since 2013
- William Blythe since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Annemarie Shillito since 2020
- Dr Michael Teare since 2023
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
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
- 1151907
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 07 MAY 2013AMENDED ON 04 JUL 2016 as amended on 09 Jul 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01237479730 · info@ssfreshspring.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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