# THE HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159032
- **Other names:** THE HDS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 30, 2014
- **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=1159032


## Contact

- **Address:** The Civil Defence Contact Centre, 35 The Avenue, Gosport, Hampshire
- **Postcode:** PO12 2JS
- **Phone:** 02392522429
- **Email:** chairman@thehds.com
- **Website:** www.thehds.com



## Activities

**Objects:** “The Objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the public in the study of the history of diving and to establish and maintain a museum for the benefit of the public and preservation of items of historical and educational value.”

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the study of the history of diving and to establish and maintain a museum for the benefit of the public and preservation of items of historical and educational value.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £595507 | £325584 | £532787 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £427088 | £480731 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £177038 | £95461 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £234930 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Michael Brendan O'Meara** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 25, 2015
- ANTHONY JOHN HOLT MARSHALL — appointed Feb. 23, 2020
- Elizabeth Fernande James — appointed Nov. 7, 2022
- James Alexander John Cullen — appointed Nov. 7, 2022
- Kevin Francis Casey — appointed Jan. 25, 2015
- Lucy Rosalind Marder — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- PETER HENRY DICK — appointed Jan. 25, 2015
- Stephen James Roue — appointed Nov. 7, 2021