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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 268609 · LondoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Maritime Heritage Trust

Income
£20k
▲ 502.7% on 2024
Expenditure
£9k
▲ 13.7% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
10
3.7y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
5
▼ 5 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

The Maritime Heritage Trust's network

10 people6 organisationsi10 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Maritime Heritage Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Delphine Jasmin-BelisleTrustee2022
4 yrs
Dr Kenneth Carmichael HamiltonTrustee2024
2 yrs
Gareth MaeerTrustee2025
1 yr
Hannah HurfordTrustee2022
4 yrs
John Bromley MonksTrustee2026
new
John Francis Keith EvansTrustee2023
3 yrs
Madeleine PhillipsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Michael John TeareTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 10 →

Subsidiaries

1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Maritime Heritage Trading Ltd 08080789 Possible subsidiary Dissolved (likely) iLikely, not confirmed. The PSC entry's name matches the charity's name exactly, but the postcode differs (the PSC entry gives SE1 7JW) and no registration number is given.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Maritime Heritage Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes (notified 1 June 2016)
Current directors
  • No current directors (dissolved).
Full board, including past officers

Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board

The board

10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Delphine Jasmin-BelisleTrustee2022
4 yrs
Dr Kenneth Carmichael HamiltonTrustee2024
2 yrs
Gareth MaeerTrustee2025
1 yr
Hannah HurfordTrustee2022
4 yrs
John Bromley MonksTrustee2026
new
John Francis Keith EvansTrustee2023
3 yrs
Madeleine PhillipsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Michael John TeareTrustee2026
new
Richard AlbaneseTrustee2019
7 yrs
Trevor GodboldTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Subsidiaries

1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Maritime Heritage Trading Ltd 08080789 Possible subsidiary Dissolved (likely) iLikely, not confirmed. The PSC entry's name matches the charity's name exactly, but the postcode differs (the PSC entry gives SE1 7JW) and no registration number is given.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Maritime Heritage Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 1 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes (notified 1 June 2016)
Current directors
  • No current directors (dissolved).
Full board, including past officers

Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

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
3.4y
median 3.5y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
10.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
3
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 10 on the board

10 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Environment/conservation/heritage 10Education/training 2Amateur Sport 1Human Rights/religious or Racial Harmony/equality or Diversity 1

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 4Other services 1Retail and trade 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Maritime Heritage Trust. 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.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025.

Income and expenditure

5 yearsiHover 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.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k20252024202320222021£19.74k£8.81k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Maritime Heritage Trust has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202131 May202231 May202331 March202431 March202531 March
Totals
Total income£2.70k£3.10k£2.87k£3.28k£19.74k
Total expenditure£1.94k£7.41k£4.97k£7.75k£8.81k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
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.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Maritime Heritage Trust 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 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202621 November 202521 November 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202521 December 202421 December 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 20243 November 20233 November 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 May 202231 March 202322 October 202222 October 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 May 202131 March 20229 March 20229 March 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
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. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

3 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 25 June 1996 to 27 August 1998.
Total from published grants
£454k
£454,432
Grants
3
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Aug 1998
27 August 1998

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Heritage Fund3£454,4321996 to 1998

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
27 August 1998The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Cutty Sark Mizzen Mast- Restoration"£198,000
13 November 1996The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Cutty Sark, Greenwich - Urgent repairs"£160,000
25 June 1996The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Cutty Sark- Conservation Plan"£96,432

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.

  • A.

    TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE NATION FACILITIES AND FINANCE FOR THE DISCOVERY REPAIR RECONSTRUCTION RENEWAL REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE PRESERVATION TRANSPORTATIONS AND (IN THE CASE OF VESSELS) BERTHING OF VESSELS OR NATIONAL HISTORIC TECHNICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND OF BUILDINGS AND RELICS OF SIMILAR INTEREST AND CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH SUCH VESSELS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OR USE THEREOF OR CONNECTED WITH WAR AT SEA OR ON INLAND WATER OR TRANSPORT BY SEA OR INLAND WATER.

  • B.

    TO ASSIST CO-OPERATE WITH OR MAKE GRANTS OR LOANS TO ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION WITH SIMILAR OBJECTS.

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONCONVERSION 15 OCT 2020 as filed
Register history
  • 10 December 1974Registered
Previous names
The Cutty Sark Maritime Trust, The Maritime Trust

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

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.maritimeheritage.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1974

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