CCEW Charity Commission profile

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY SEA TRUST

Registered charity 1140497 · organisation 5015634

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 February 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07455580
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income
£1,318,455
Latest expenditure
£245,057
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 22 WYCOMBE END, BEACONSFIELD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP9 1NB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity was formed to advance the education of the public in maritime heritage, focusing in particular on maritime archaeological material, including (a) the preservation and investigation of shipwrecked vessels and of historically or otherwise valuable maritime material and (b) the dissemination of the educationally useful results of such investigation to the general public.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received
1 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
1 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,318,455
Total Gross Expenditure
£245,057
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£129,311
Total Gross Expenditure
£115,055
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£84,044
Total Gross Expenditure
£162,459
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£274,315
Total Gross Expenditure
£269,972
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£423,166
Total Gross Expenditure
£467,086

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
1 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,318,455
Total Gross Expenditure
£245,057
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
3 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£129,311
Total Gross Expenditure
£115,055
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
15 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£84,044
Total Gross Expenditure
£162,459
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
24 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£274,315
Total Gross Expenditure
£269,972
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
£190,558
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Due Date
30 July 2022
Ar Received Date
6 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£423,166
Total Gross Expenditure
£467,086
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
£358,097
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
0

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
1 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1178850
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
30134
Income Investments
107471
Income Other
2000
Income Total Income And Endowments
1318455
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£36,339
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£208,718
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
245057
Expenditure Investment Management
1003
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12000
Expenditure Support Costs
12000
Expenditure Depreciation
19906
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,219,679
Assets Total Fixed
844315
Assets Own Use
404315
Assets Long Term Investment
440000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,671,789
Assets Total Liabilities
£96,425
Assets Current Investment
1479756
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,419,679
Creditors One Year Total Current
89558
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6867
Assets Cash
£141,960
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2419679
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2419679
Count Employees
1
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY SEA TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-02-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM 30 NOV 2010
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MARITIME HERITAGE, FOCUSING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) ON MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING (A) THE PRESERVATION AND INVESTIGATION OF SHIPWRECKED VESSELS AND OF HISTORICALLY OR OTHERWISE VALUABLE MARITIME MATERIAL AND (B) THE DISSEMINATION OF THE EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH INVESTIGATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
448781
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MAST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures