CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL MERCHANT NAVY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1153323 · organisation 5040057

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 August 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£551,375
Latest expenditure
£408,043
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 1a Charnham Lane, Hungerford, BERKSHIRE, RG17 0EY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation's object is to contribute to the maintenance and education of its beneficiaries, called Foundationers, to enable them to take up suitable careers: in short, education for employment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
4 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
4 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£551,375
Total Gross Expenditure
£408,043
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
11 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£563,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£753,452
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,877
Total Gross Expenditure
£599,520
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
21 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£480,940
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,093,119
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£553,931
Total Gross Expenditure
£758,078

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
4 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£551,375
Total Gross Expenditure
£408,043
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
11 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£563,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£753,452
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Yes
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 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
22 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,877
Total Gross Expenditure
£599,520
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Yes
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 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
21 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£480,940
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,093,119
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
20 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£553,931
Total Gross Expenditure
£758,078
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
4 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
26230
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
525145
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
551375
Income Legacies
22129
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£171,679
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£236,364
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
408043
Expenditure Investment Management
171679
Expenditure Grants Institution
54731
Expenditure Governance
7500
Expenditure Support Costs
181633
Expenditure Depreciation
1145
Gain Loss Investment
-119711
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£17,377,524
Assets Total Fixed
21872051
Assets Own Use
4202381
Assets Long Term Investment
17669670
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£96,973
Assets Total Liabilities
£386,018
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£21,583,006
Creditors One Year Total Current
227304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
158714
Assets Cash
£96,372
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
21579905
Funds Restricted
3101
Funds Total
21583006
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
11 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
23294
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
540101
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
563395
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£181,682
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£571,770
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
753452
Expenditure Investment Management
181682
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9024
Expenditure Support Costs
249903
Expenditure Depreciation
7532
Gain Loss Investment
1581188
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£17,334,036
Assets Total Fixed
22156597
Assets Own Use
1964
Assets Long Term Investment
22154633
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£96,250
Assets Total Liabilities
£693,462
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£21,559,385
Creditors One Year Total Current
377947
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
315515
Assets Cash
£95,400
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
21534036
Funds Restricted
25349
Funds Total
21559385
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
22 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
10073
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
549787
Income Other
1017
Income Total Income And Endowments
560877
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£183,038
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£416,482
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
599520
Expenditure Investment Management
149675
Expenditure Grants Institution
162768
Expenditure Governance
12576
Expenditure Support Costs
253714
Expenditure Depreciation
7290
Gain Loss Investment
26925
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£20,150,793
Assets Total Fixed
20897723
Assets Own Use
11611
Assets Long Term Investment
20886112
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£12,796
Assets Total Liabilities
£742,265
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£20,168,254
Creditors One Year Total Current
407031
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
335234
Assets Cash
£12,080
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
20150793
Funds Restricted
17461
Funds Total
20168254
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
20 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
759
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
553172
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
553931
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£150,877
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£607,201
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
758078
Expenditure Investment Management
139097
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7160
Expenditure Support Costs
148782
Expenditure Depreciation
901
Gain Loss Investment
4608596
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£16,444,916
Assets Total Fixed
20949793
Assets Own Use
14759
Assets Long Term Investment
20935034
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£200,039
Assets Total Liabilities
£472,696
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£20,677,136
Creditors One Year Total Current
266184
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
206512
Assets Cash
£199,060
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
20659675
Funds Restricted
17461
Funds Total
20677136
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL MERCHANT NAVY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2013-08-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Aug 2013 as amended on 28 Feb 2020 as amended on 14 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects
The objects of the Foundation are in order of priority:a) to afford charitable benefit and relief to Foundationers by providing for or towards their maintenance and education in accordance with the principles of Christian religion and morality and by assisting them in training for and taking up employment; andb) to support the charitable objects of organisations that operate predominantly in Great Britain and that have activities which could include contributing towards the maintenance training or education of Foundationers.Provided that: “Foundationers” means the children and young people who are in need and are the natural or adopted children or other legal dependants of a person who has served or is serving at sea in the Merchant Navy or Fishing Fleet or the Royal National Lifeboat Institution provided in either case that priority may be given to Foundationers who are British or have at least one British parent.A person “serving at sea in the Merchant Navy” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard a merchant vessel which includes but is not limited to passenger liners, ferries, container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, break bulk and refrigerated cargo ships, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (or their equivalent), coasters, specialist ships (e.g. RNLI lifeboats, deep sea tugs, salvage vessels. oil support vessels, lighthouse tenders etc), luxury or charter yachts.A person serving at sea in the “Fishing Fleet” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard inshore or deep-sea fishing vessels. A person “serving at sea in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution” means any crew-member of a lifeboat operated by this Institution.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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