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The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1175475
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 31, 2017
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
10377525

Address

Address
The Longshed
Tide Mill Way
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1FP

Activities

THE SUTTON HOO SHIP'S COMPANY WILL RECONSTRUCT THE SHIP BURIED UNDER MOUND 1 AT SUTTON HOO AROUND 625 . THE SHIP WILL BE BUILT ON THE SURVIVING INFORMATION AND THE BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE DAY. THE SHIP WILL BE TRIALLED ON THE WATER TO TEST HYPOTHESES ABOUT ITS USE. THE BUILD AND TRIALS WILL INVOLVE SHIPWRIGHTS AND ROWERS OF ALL ABILITIES, THE COUNTRY WILL ACQUIRE A HISTORICAL ICON.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are The Advancement Of Education For The Public Benefit In Nautical Archaeology By The Following Means:a) Constructing, Maintaining And Operating A Replica Ship Based On The Seventh Century Ship Found At Sutton Hoo In Suffolk, England.b) Carrying Out Trials Of The Replica Ship On Water And Land.c) Conducting Research On The Replica Ship, And Sharing The Results With The Academic Community And The Wider Public. D) Publicly Exhibiting The Replica Ship.e) Providing Craft Opportunities During Construction And Operation For Persons Of Differing Levels Of Ability.

Classification

How
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £223,977 £41,321
Sept. 30, 2023 £204,263 £35,682
Sept. 30, 2022 £203,399 £32,175
Sept. 30, 2021 £112,255 £67,595
Sept. 30, 2020 £112,255 £67,595

Trustees

Name Appointed
Sean McMillan (Chair) June 25, 2023
Andrew Fitzgerald Sept. 15, 2016
Dr Angela Care Evans Oct. 11, 2021
Dr Damian Robinson Oct. 11, 2021
Dr Helen Geake June 25, 2023
Jonathan David Lea March 18, 2022
Professor MARTIN CARVER Sept. 15, 2016
Richard Anthony Startin Jan. 27, 2019
Sharon Kindleysides March 18, 2022
Simon Jonathon Steel Jan. 27, 2019
William Newman March 19, 2025