Registered charity · Suffolk
Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society
Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society is a registered charity (number 271444) based in Suffolk, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Colin Dixon. Latest income £29k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Lowestoft Maritime Museum (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £29k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- www.lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1976
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£29k£32k
- 2024£27k£32k
- 2023£19k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£14k
- 2021£14k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 68%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN SHIPPING, OLD AND MODERN, IN LOWESTOFT AND DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND IN THE TRADES AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPING AND SHIPPING LORE IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A MARITIME SECTION OF A MUSEUM IN LOWESTOFT.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Colin Dixon Chair
- Carol Daines since 2013
- ROY Hammond since 2020
- Sarah Carter since 2026
- Stanley John Earl since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Daines since 2013
- ROY Hammond since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Colin Dixon Chair
- Carol Daines since 2013
- ROY Hammond since 2020
- Sarah Carter since 2026
- Stanley John Earl since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 271444
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29TH APRIL 1976
- Contact on the register
- 01502561963 · ADMIN@LOWESTOFTMARITIMEMUSEUM.CO.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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