01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 October 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06699696
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £19,733,000
- Latest expenditure
- £21,680,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS, HM NAVAL BASE (PP66), PORTSMOUTH, PO1 3NH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.nmrn.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To become the world's leading naval museum underpinned by the spirit of enterprise and adventure which has always been the hallmark of the Royal Navy. To make accessible to all the story of the Royal Navy and its people from earliest times to the present by collecting, preserving and interpreting artefacts, photographs, documents, manuscripts and oral history testimony.
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
- 9 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,733,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,680,000
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,187,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,667,000
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,633,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,040,000
- 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
- 7 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £27,089,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,361,000
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,985,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,792,000
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
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,733,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,680,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4144000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 260
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,187,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,667,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5766000
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 300
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,633,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,040,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6350000
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 300
- 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
- 7 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £27,089,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,361,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5606000
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 319
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £16,985,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,792,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7326000
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 291
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8808000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2188000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6543000
- Income Investments
- 1652000
- Income Other
- 542000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19733000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,039,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £18,641,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21680000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 179000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4677000
- Expenditure Governance
- 3808000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3808000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2371000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 385000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -133000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 716000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 207229000
- Assets Own Use
- 150551000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 56678000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 95000
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,724,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,141,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £219,907,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2555000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 586000
- Assets Cash
- £11,793,000
- Funds Endowment
- 57438000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 27227000
- Funds Restricted
- 135242000
- Funds Total
- 219907000
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8249000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2302000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7055000
- Income Investments
- 1034000
- Income Other
- 547000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19187000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,421,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,246,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20667000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 165000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5395000
- Expenditure Governance
- 4306000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4306000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2366000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 81000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 864000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 209037000
- Assets Own Use
- 152598000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 56439000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 232000
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,043,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,426,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £220,886,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3762000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 664000
- Assets Cash
- £12,572,000
- Funds Endowment
- 57312000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29422000
- Funds Restricted
- 134152000
- Funds Total
- 220886000
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20857000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2251000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5542000
- Income Investments
- 685000
- Income Other
- 298000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 29633000
- Income Legacies
- 17000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,289,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,751,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19040000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 194000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6327000
- Expenditure Governance
- 166000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3498000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2067000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1750000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 485000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 3507000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 194786000
- Assets Own Use
- 152981000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 41805000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 157000
- Assets Other Assets
- £25,713,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,525,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £217,131,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2784000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 741000
- Assets Cash
- £21,166,000
- Funds Endowment
- 54666000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 26388000
- Funds Restricted
- 136077000
- Funds Total
- 217131000
- Count Employees
- 199
- 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
- 7 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 19289000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1640000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5307000
- Income Investments
- 556000
- Income Other
- 297000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27089000
- Income Legacies
- 28000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,848,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,513,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15361000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 204000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2861000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2861000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2595000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -210000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1649000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 184456000
- Assets Own Use
- 141869000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 42587000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -273000
- Assets Other Assets
- £24,746,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,633,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £204,296,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3816000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 817000
- Assets Cash
- £17,532,000
- Funds Endowment
- 56002000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19578000
- Funds Restricted
- 128716000
- Funds Total
- 204296000
- Count Employees
- 175
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14979000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 183000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1200000
- Income Investments
- 383000
- Income Other
- 240000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16985000
- Income Legacies
- 16000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,296,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,496,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13792000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 147000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2548000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2537000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6413000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -3602000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,258,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 172279000
- Assets Own Use
- 132349000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 39930000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,767,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,512,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £188,534,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4416000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 96000
- Assets Cash
- £6,632,000
- Funds Endowment
- 40852000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 20473000
- Funds Restricted
- 127209000
- Funds Total
- 188534000
- Count Employees
- 177
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Portsmouth City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hartlepool
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-10-14T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-07-06T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1019005
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1019005
- Assoc Charity Name
- PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD
- Charity Name
- ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5149970
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1186809
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE SUBMARINER MEMORIAL APPEAL
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 OCT 2016 as amended on 12 Oct 2018 as amended on 12 Dec 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT:1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING OF NAVAL SERVICE AND AUXILIARIES PERSONNEL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY, DEEDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE AND AUXILIARIES.2. THE PROMOTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY EFFICIENCY BY ASSISTING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND FOSTERING THE ESPRIT DE CORPS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SERVING IN THE NAVAL SERVICE OR AUXILIARIES; AND3. THE COMMEMORATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE AND AUXILIARIES WHO HAVE DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE; AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE MADE BY SUCH PERSONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 329094
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY
- Charity Name Id
- 329090
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NMRN
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff