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The South Atlantic Medal Association (1982) (Sama 82)

South Atlantic Medal Association (82)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1118842
Status
Registered
Registered
April 17, 2007
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined.

Address

Address
Unit 1 Hall House
Llanover Business Centre
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 9HA

Contact

Activities

Maintaining links between serving armed forces and former members of armed forces and Merchant Navy who served in conflict.Education of the public in relation to the conflict. Assisting those who served in the conflict and their dependents by making grants, providing facilities and/or sponsoring return visits for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by serving in the conflict.

Objects: 2. The Charity’s Main Objectives are:- 2.1. to promote the efficiency of the United Kingdom armed forces and other supporting units by maintaining contact between serving members of the armed forces and members and former members of the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, and other UK units that served in operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.2. to advance the education of the public and members of the armed forces in matters relating to operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.3. to promote good citizenship for the benefit of the public at large by commemorating the contribution made by those United Kingdom participants who died through the action during operations in the South Atlantic in 1982, and by maintaining a book of commemoration and remembrance available on the internet, as a memorial to the personnel and civilians who died in the operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.4. to relieve individuals who are in receipt of the South Atlantic Medal 1982 issued by the United Kingdom for their service in the South Atlantic during the period between 2 April 1982 and the 21 October 1982, and also their dependants, who are in need by virtue of hardship, sickness or old age by:2.4.1. making grants of money to them or2.4.2. providing or paying for goods, services, facilities, or assistance for them or2.4.3. making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services, or facilities to those in need or2.4.4. sponsoring return visits to the Falkland Islands for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by their involvement in the 1982 South Atlantic operations.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 £97,945 £53,173
Dec. 31, 2024 £91,046 £52,725
Dec. 31, 2023 £64,402 £55,440
Dec. 31, 2022 £154,393 £93,460
Dec. 31, 2021 £101,184 £39,920

Trustees

Name Appointed
Thomas Herring (Chair) April 1, 2017
Alan Dodsworth Feb. 23, 2023
Andrew James Lockett
Brian John Sherrington June 1, 2022
Christopher Alan Howe MBE April 26, 2020
Michael Sherrington April 1, 2023
Robin Paul Turk April 1, 2023
Stephen Peter Penfold April 26, 2020