CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRITANNIA HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1218024 · organisation 5274809

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 May 2026
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
Not supplied – Not supplied
Latest income
Not supplied
Latest expenditure
Not supplied
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Britannia Royal Naval College, DARTMOUTH, TQ6 0HJ

02 Activities

What the charity does

The aim of the BHT is to preserve and maintain the history of Britannia Royal Naval College. It maintains a museum and archive, to promote and advance the education of the public, and in particular members of the Royal Navy and wider maritime community, of the significance of BRNC, to Britain's naval and maritime heritage, It also strives to preserve the heritage of the Grade II* building.

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRITANNIA HERITAGE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2026-05-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 May 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND WIDER MARITIME COMMUNITY, OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE (BRNC), TO BRITAIN'S NAVAL AND MARITIME HERITAGE, A KEY ELEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY, CULTURE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM (THE BRITANNIA MUSEUM) WITH A PHYSICAL AND ONLINE PRESENCE; (B) THE DOCUMENTATION AND CURATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND ARTEFACTS IN LINE WITH MUSEUM SECTOR STANDARDS, FOR EXAMPLE THE UK MUSEUM ACCREDITATION SCHEME AND SPECTRUM: THE UK COLLECTION MANAGEMENT STANDARD;(C) THE EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND ARTEFACTS;(D) THE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS, AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS;(E) PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE PUBLICS ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUILDINGS, THEIR HISTORY AND THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS;(F) MAINTAIN BRNC AS A VITAL AND ESSENTIAL PART OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL MARITIME HISTORY AS WELL AS BEING INTEGRAL TO THE TRADITION AND ETHOS OF THE COLLEGE AND ITS MISSION TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE FUTURE NAVAL OFFICERS, WITH THE ASPIRATION TO;(G) PRESERVE, RESTORE, CONSERVE AND REPAIR THE HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF BRNC DARTMOUTH FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
705471
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BRITANNIA MUSEUM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures