# BALTIC EXCHANGE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178830
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 18, 2018
- **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=1178830


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 6311, NEWBURY
- **Postcode:** RG14 9RF
- **Phone:** 02072836090
- **Email:** anthony.carroll@becf.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED WHO FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES BELOW BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, RESOURCES, EQUIPMENT OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. IN THIS CLAUSE 3.1 ‘POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES’ MEANS:-(A) LIFE MEMBERS OF THE FORMER BALTIC EXCHANGE CHARITABLE SOCIETY (RCN: 277093) AND THEIR SPOUSES, CIVIL PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, ISSUE OR OTHER DEPENDANTS; (B) PERSONS WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, EMPLOYEES OF THE BALTIC EXCHANGE; AND(C) SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN MARITIME ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THEIR SPOUSES, CIVIL PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, ISSUE OR OTHER DEPENDANTS;AND WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITY.3.2 SUCH PURPOSES AND OBJECTS BEING CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The relief of persons in need who fall withing the definition of potential beneficiarieslife members of the former Baltic Exchange Charitable Society and their familypersons who are or have been employed by the Baltic Exchangesuch other persons who are or have been engaged in maritime activitiesand who are in need as a result of financial hardship, age, illness or disability.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £341540 | £337038 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £289669 | £284841 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £241554 | £346927 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £9939783 | £214418 | £10290444 | 0 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **WILLIAM MICHAEL ROBSON** (Chair) — appointed June 18, 2018
- COLM JOSEPH NOLAN — appointed June 18, 2018
- Carl David Ackerley — appointed Jan. 14, 2026
- Denis Andreas Petropoulos — appointed Sept. 22, 2020
- Kirsty Anne Marsh — appointed Oct. 11, 2023
- LAMBROS CLEANTHIS VARNAVIDES — appointed June 18, 2018
- Lord Jeffrey Mountevans — appointed Oct. 22, 2024
- MARK ANTHONY READ — appointed Aug. 1, 2018
- MARK ROBERT JACKSON — appointed June 18, 2018
- Robert Thomas Reed — appointed Sept. 12, 2019
- Simon Trowell — appointed July 24, 2025