INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS' WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 March 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03171109
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,294,677
Latest expenditure: £1,388,797
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ISWAN, 4th Floor, Silverstream House, 45 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia, London

Website recorded by the regulator: www.seafarerswelfare.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ISWAN is an international NGO set up to promote seafarers welfare and related issues and the application of therelevant sections of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006. From 1st April 2013 it is also responsible for the SeafarerHelp 24/7 helpline formerly operated by The Internattional Seafarers Assistance Network.

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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: 27 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,294,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,388,797

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: 19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,374,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,371,432

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: 30 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,348,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,407,074

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: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,297,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,150,452

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: 7 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,154,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,095,244

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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: 27 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,294,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,388,797
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,374,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,371,432
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,348,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,407,074
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Volunteers: 0

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: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,297,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,150,452
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,154,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,095,244
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 27 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 28821
Income Other Trading Activities: 299974
Income Charitable Activities: 334928
Income Investments: 22733
Income Other: 608221
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1294677
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £905,798
Expenditure Other: 482999
Expenditure Total: 1388797
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 623132
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 324185
Expenditure Depreciation: 10567
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -39806
Reserves: £532,362
Assets Total Fixed: 21696
Assets Own Use: 21696
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £926,739
Assets Total Liabilities: £290,439
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £657,996
Creditors One Year Total Current: 290439
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 532362
Funds Restricted: 125634
Funds Total: 657996
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 19 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 876010
Income Other Trading Activities: 233930
Income Charitable Activities: 258951
Income Investments: 5608
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1374499
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,271,316
Expenditure Other: 100116
Expenditure Total: 1371432
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 47814
Expenditure Governance: 65922
Expenditure Support Costs: 376487
Expenditure Depreciation: 2216
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 35444
Reserves: £548,391
Assets Total Fixed: 20620
Assets Own Use: 20620
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £855,661
Assets Total Liabilities: £124,165
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £752,116
Creditors One Year Total Current: 124165
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £731,003
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 548391
Funds Restricted: 203725
Funds Total: 752116
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 75940
Income Other Trading Activities: 222139
Income Charitable Activities: 1048988
Income Investments: 1475
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1348542
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,407,074
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1407074
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 561918
Expenditure Governance: 16000
Expenditure Support Costs: 436468
Expenditure Depreciation: 4998
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £354,348
Assets Total Fixed: 3734
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 3734
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £790,845
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,974
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £713,605
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £709,422
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 354348
Funds Restricted: 359257
Funds Total: 713605
Count Employees: 15
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 57540
Income Other Trading Activities: 161916
Income Charitable Activities: 1073024
Income Investments: 493
Income Other: 4327
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1297300
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £98,736
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,051,716
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1150452
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21131
Expenditure Support Costs: 370544
Expenditure Depreciation: 9381
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £404,749
Assets Total Fixed: 6359
Assets Own Use: 6359
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £854,512
Assets Total Liabilities: £88,734
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £772,137
Creditors One Year Total Current: 88734
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £740,419
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 404749
Funds Restricted: 367388
Funds Total: 772137
Count Employees: 15
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 7 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 117394
Income Other Trading Activities: 108622
Income Charitable Activities: 924980
Income Investments: 808
Income Other: 2725
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1154529
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £65,637
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,029,607
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1095244
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16791
Expenditure Support Costs: 246234
Expenditure Depreciation: 6112
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £393,122
Assets Total Fixed: 12226
Assets Own Use: 12226
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £707,325
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,262
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £625,289
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94262
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £596,104
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 393122
Funds Restricted: 232167
Funds Total: 625289
Count Employees: 15
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS' WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-03-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS' WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-12-02T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 3987103
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1091903
Assoc Charity Name: THE INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS ASSISTANCE NETWORK

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/05/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/05/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/03/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/12/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/12/2012 as amended on 18 Nov 2019 as amended on 17 Nov 2023
Charitable Objects: (1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONGST SEAFARERS OF ALL NATIONALITIES, RACES, COLOURS AND CREEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS.(2) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL SEAFARERS AND THE RELIEF OF SICK, ILL AND DISABLED SEAFARERS.(3) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES AT SEA OR SERVING INTERNATIONAL PORTS FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ALL SEAFARERS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA EUROPE AND OCEANIA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 477559
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SEAFARERS' WELFARE

Charity Name Id: 477556
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ICSW

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures