The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses

Registered charity 508014 Registered since 1978

Operates: North Yorkshire

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5
trustees on the board
8y median 7y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
5.4y
average years in governance
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 5General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

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Contact

Emailmikeruss@hotmail.co.uk
Phone01947893515
AddressTHE BOARDROOM, SEAMENS HOSPITAL HOUSES, CHURCH STREET, WHITBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO22 4AP

Finances

£95,165 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£79,327£56,681
2021£84,753£63,344
2022£87,121£111,986
2023£97,010£262,271
2024£95,165£62,262

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

(1)FOR THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RETIRED SEAMEN OR THEIR WIDOWS OR DEPENDANTS BEING NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE, SUCH SEAMEN, WIDOWS OR DEPENDANTS BEING AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF WHITBY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF. (2)SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENTS AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEME DATED 8 FEBRUARY 1994).

Governing document: SCHEME DATED 8 FEBRUARY 1994.

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

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