# Stella Maris

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1069833
- **Other names:** APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA, STELLA MARIS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 1, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1069833


## Contact

- **Address:** Stella Maris, 39 Eccleston Square, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1V 1BX
- **Phone:** 02079011931
- **Email:** info@stellamarismail.org
- **Website:** www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE GENERAL AND PASTORAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SEA WORLDWIDE, REGARDLESS OF CREED, GENDER OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, IN WAYS CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE RECOGNISED PRACTICES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.(THE 'PEOPLE OF THE SEA' INCLUDE SEAFARERS AND MARITIME PERSONNEL. SEAFARERS ARE ACTUALLY THOSE ON BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS AND FISHING VESSELS AND ALL WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON ARE UNDERTAKING A VOYAGE. MARITIME PERSONNEL INCLUDES THOSE WHO WORK ON PRODUCTION PLATFORMS OFFSHORE, IT INCLUDES STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THIS WORK AND THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED FROM THIS WORK, IT ALSO INCLUDES THEIR FAMILIES AND PORT WORKERS)

**Activities:** Stella Maris (formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea) provides practical, pastoral and spiritual  support to seafarers, fishers and their families through a network of port chaplains & volunteers. We visit  ships directly & work in seafarers' centres. Main needs are: spiritual support; communication with family; transport; port information; news; clothing; help during crisis.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2603585 | £2684982 | £5699843 | 36 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2654956 | £2317152 | £5270403 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2410254 | £2712878 | £4494132 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2130169 | £2577615 | £5306509 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1762363 | £2039161 | £5174977 | 33 |



## Trustees

- Christopher McDade — appointed July 10, 2025
- Edward Donati — appointed March 8, 2023
- Esteban Pacha Vicente — appointed June 19, 2018
- James Cashman — appointed Nov. 19, 2024
- James Muir — appointed July 7, 2020
- John Stanley Hood — appointed March 24, 2021
- Karen Young — appointed Nov. 19, 2024
- Maria Lourdes Crowe — appointed July 7, 2020
- Rev David Burke — appointed March 24, 2021
- Rev Edward Nicholas Hugh Gilbert Bishop — appointed April 2, 2020
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason — appointed March 23, 2017
- Theresa Crossley — appointed March 27, 2018
- William Ogbonna Azuh — appointed Dec. 1, 2018