PHAROS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 30 January 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £50,486
Latest expenditure: £56,799
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Pharos Trust, Light Vessel 18, The Quay, HARWICH, Essex, CO12 3HH

02 Activities

What the charity does

Restoration of former Trinity House Manned Light Vessel No 18 for use as a visitor attraction and heritage learning facility.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,799

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,930

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,309

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,350

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,193

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,799
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
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,930
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,350
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,193
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £10,998
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Suffolk
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PHAROS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-01-30T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION TRUST EXECUTED ON THE 5TH DAY OF JULY 2001.
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS"):-TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SHIPS, VESSELS AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY OF WHATEVER NATURE OF AN HISTORICAL MARITIME NATURE (INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION LIGHTVESSELS, LIGHTHOUSES, PROPERTY CONCERNED WITH THE NATURE AND MODE OF COMMUNICATION SUCH AS RADAR, MORSE CODE, CODE SIGNALLING, COASTAL DEFENCE AND WARNING AND ALL ASPECTS, OF SAFETY) WHETHER OF LOCAL OR NATIONAL INTEREST THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF THEM AS WILL ENABLE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER FEATURES TO BE BEST APPRECIATED AND ENJOYED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MANAGE A MUSEUM FOR THE COLLECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE SAME TOGETHER WITH THE PRODUCTION AND COLLATION OF MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATED THERETO ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE OPEN FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment