# MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1135661
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 26, 2010
- **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=1135661


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 Cumberland Place, Southampton, Hants
- **Postcode:** SO14 2BH
- **Phone:** 02381550105
- **Email:** secretary@mna.org.uk
- **Website:** www.mna.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1 TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST ALL SERVING AND RETIRED SEAFARERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE; TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF SEAFARERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE OR RETIREMENT.2.2 TO EDUCATE THE WIDER PUBLIC ON THE ROLE, PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS AND TO SUPPORT THOSE INTERESTED IN A CAREER AT SEA.

**Activities:** The Merchant Navy Association is a maritime charity that represents all seafarers in the UK and has the additional benefit of MNA branches in local communities. The objectives remain as stated in our constitution and our activities focus on meeting the needs of the seafaring community, both ashore and afloat, especially in times of hardship, sickness, bereavement and times of conflict.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £73762 | £43763 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £86019 | £58375 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £49056 | £36067 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £43566 | £36443 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £40432 | £32511 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Captain Ian Hodge** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- ALAN SPEIGHT — appointed Oct. 28, 2016
- ANTHONY PETER HILDER — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Captain Charles Cecil Woodward AFNI — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Captain Henry Bryan Anthony Richard Andrews-Tipler BSc AFNI — appointed Feb. 3, 2024
- Francis Edward Kelly — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Gerard Michael McGeever — appointed Oct. 29, 2022
- Ian George Purvey — appointed July 13, 2024
- Kenneth John Usher — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Michael Wootton — appointed Oct. 28, 2016
- Paul Bernard Minter — appointed Oct. 29, 2022
- ROY GLENCROSS — appointed Oct. 28, 2016
- Richard Stephen Saunders Evans — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Sharon Coveney — appointed Feb. 3, 2024
- Stephen William Todd — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Timothy Michael Brant MNMM FGI — appointed Oct. 28, 2016