CCEW Charity Commission profile

MV ROSS REVENGE (HOME OF RADIO CAROLINE)

Registered charity 1195589 · organisation 5172054

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
20 August 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£150,149
Latest expenditure
£1,608
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: BEELEIGH FALLS COTTAGE, ABBEY TURNING, BEELEIGH, MALDON, CM9 6LL

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.rossrevengeofficial.com/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The preservation of the vessel MV Ross Revenge and the advancement of education for the public benefit of the historical importance of the vessel and its role in English cultural history, initially as a deep sea fishing trawler of significance and as a broadcast base for Radio Caroline until the present day.

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
13 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£150,149
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,608
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
4 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£138,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£196
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
31 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£56,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£502
Fin Period Start Date
20 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
10 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
5 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£171
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

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
13 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£150,149
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,608
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
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
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£138,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£196
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
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£56,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£502
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
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
20 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
10 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£171
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
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 Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MV ROSS REVENGE (HOME OF RADIO CAROLINE)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-08-20T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Aug 2021
Charitable Objects
3. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF CIO ARE THE PRESERVATION OF THE VESSEL MV ROSS REVENGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE VESSEL AND ITS ROLE IN ENGLISH CULTURAL HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION, DISPLAY AND OPERATION OF THE VESSEL;B) ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE VESSEL AS (AMONGST OTHER THINGS) A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LEARNING RESOURCE AND ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATED MUSEUM; ANDD) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE HISTORY AND PRACTICES OF OFFSHORE POPULAR MUSIC BROADCASTING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1960'S UNTIL THE CURRENT ERA.

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