# QVSR

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1106126
- **Other names:** QUEEN VICTORIA SEAMEN&#x27;S REST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 30, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1106126


## Contact

- **Address:** 121-131 EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD, POPLAR, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E14 6DF
- **Phone:** 02079875466
- **Email:** alexcampbell@qvsr.org.uk
- **Website:** www.qvsr.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (I)  THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH PARTICULARLY IN THE PORT OF LONDON AND AMONGST SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS;(II) THE  RELIEF  OF  POVERTY  PARTICULARLY  IN  THE  PORT  OF  LONDON  AND  AMONGST  MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS:(III) THE  ADVANCEMENT  OF  EDUCATION  IN  SEAMANSHIP  AND  OTHER  MARITIME  SUBJECTS  OF KNOWLEDGE:(IV) THE PROVISION (PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE MEDIUM  OF RESIDENTIAL HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION IN THE PORT OF LONDON) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SEAMEN, BUT PRIMARILY MERCHANT SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS, ASHORE (IN PARTICULAR ASHORE IN THE PORT OF LONDON) AND HAVING THE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY MEANS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND(V) IN SO FAR AS THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE USED OR APPLIED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS THE SAME MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSON HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

**Activities:** QVSR, or the &#x27;Queen Vic&#x27;, as it is more familiarly known, has been the Seamen&#x27;s Mission of the Methodist Church since 1843, and is now the last remaining maritime charity providing accommodation and support for seafarers in the East End of London. It is also the largest seafaring hostel of its kind in the UK with accommodation for over 170 men.

**Area of benefit:** IN THE PORT OF LONDON AND AMONGST SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS;




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bristol City
- Lincolnshire
- Suffolk
- Thurrock
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4224029 | £4173850 | £14232240 | 62 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4432304 | £3912371 | £14133878 | 66 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4278441 | £3452719 | £13532208 | 58 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2907769 | £2508342 | £12718295 | 38 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3225659 | £2609611 | £12280142 | 38 |



## Trustees

- **Sir Alastair Norris** (Chair) — appointed June 11, 2020
- Anjolaoluwa Adebowale Enabor — appointed June 19, 2024
- IAN PATTISON
- JEAN THOMAS
- Michael  Joseph Ledden — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- PHILIP SHEPPARD
- Peter Malcolm Moriarty — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Rev Jennifer Impey — appointed March 24, 2022
- Theodora Ogwezi — appointed Sept. 17, 2025


