01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 September 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £5,262,666
- Latest expenditure
- £5,468,539
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Weston Acres, Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead, SM7 3HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalalfredseafarers.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of care home facilities and housing for retired and disabled seafarers, their widows and dependants.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,262,666
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,468,539
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,015,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,398,134
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,157,375
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,679,044
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,043,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,083,379
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,416,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,872,476
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,262,666
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,468,539
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 18
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,015,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,398,134
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,157,375
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,679,044
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 22
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,043,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,083,379
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,416,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,872,476
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 303746
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4934189
- Income Investments
- 24731
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5262666
- Income Legacies
- 24988
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £69,475
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,399,064
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5468539
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 8339
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32580
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 622084
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 401532
- Gain Loss Investment
- 100265
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,940,344
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13071849
- Assets Own Use
- 11507524
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1564325
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £716,282
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £300,496
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,487,635
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 300496
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £233,532
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13483376
- Funds Restricted
- 4259
- Funds Total
- 13487635
- Count Employees
- 101
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 579305
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4408231
- Income Investments
- 28104
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5015640
- Income Legacies
- 26546
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £99,311
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,298,823
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5398134
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6686
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26640
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 425355
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 409324
- Gain Loss Investment
- 42429
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,734,953
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13285228
- Assets Own Use
- 11848664
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1436564
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £701,572
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £393,557
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,593,243
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 393557
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £387,583
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13588984
- Funds Restricted
- 4259
- Funds Total
- 13593243
- Count Employees
- 85
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 347149
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2703907
- Income Investments
- 106319
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3157375
- Income Legacies
- 26442
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £79,229
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,599,815
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4679044
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14205
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32706
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 410529
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 237770
- Gain Loss Investment
- 175643
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,763,561
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13791810
- Assets Own Use
- 12162127
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1629683
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £444,140
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £302,642
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,933,308
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 302642
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £273,289
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13931960
- Funds Restricted
- 1348
- Funds Total
- 13933308
- Count Employees
- 92
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 619817
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2249031
- Income Investments
- 175032
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3043880
- Income Legacies
- 261015
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £88,260
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,995,119
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4083379
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 39314
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 336476
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 242165
- Gain Loss Investment
- -601314
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,781,657
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15122412
- Assets Own Use
- 9494840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5627572
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £415,826
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £258,904
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,279,334
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 258904
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £328,842
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15276497
- Funds Restricted
- 2837
- Funds Total
- 15279334
- Count Employees
- 95
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 441982
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2756724
- Income Investments
- 217780
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3416486
- Income Legacies
- 98234
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £115,908
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,756,568
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3872476
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 54010
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27120
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 27120
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 244583
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1136798
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 2079338
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,100,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14570905
- Assets Own Use
- 6852188
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7718717
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,588,126
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £238,885
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,920,146
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 238885
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,365,217
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16919146
- Funds Restricted
- 1000
- Funds Total
- 16920146
- Count Employees
- 92
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS' SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-09-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 11/05/1977AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 10/03/1982AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 27/05/2014
- Charitable Objects
- (A)PROVIDE, CARRY ON AND MAINTAIN HOMES OR HOUSING FOR THE CARE OF AGED, INFIRM, DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED SEAFARERS WHO CAN PROVE SERVICE IN BRITISH OR COMMONWEALTH VESSELS SATISFACTORY TO THE SOCIETY, AND TO THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS AND ANY OTHER PREMISES AND ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH;(B)PROVIDE OTHER RELIEF INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE TO SEAFARERS OF ALL AGES AND TO THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE;(C)ACT AS TRUSTEE OR ALMONER FOR GRANTING RELIEF TO SEAFARERS OF ALL AGES AND IN NEED, AND TO THE WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS OF ANY SUCH SEAFARERS OUT OF THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY, AND TO ANY OTHER RELEVANT BODY CORPORATE,UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OR INDIVIDUALS; AND(D)PROMOTE AND CONCERN ITSELF WITH CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF SEAFARERS AND THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS.WHERE ‘SEAFARER’ SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE ALSO EMPLOYEES OF SHIPPINGCOMPANIES, SHIP REPAIRERS, DOCK AREAS AND PORT AUTHORITIES, WORKERS IN CONNECTION WITH OFFSHORE PLATFORMS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE SOCIETY, HAVE HAD CONNECTION WITH THE SEA OR THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY DURING THEIR WORKING LIVES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 42884
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 42895
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED'S MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 42866
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS
- Charity Name Id
- 42860
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARER'S SOCIETY
- Charity Name Id
- 42857
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ALFRED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management