# THE STEAM TUG CERVIA PRESERVATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201692
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 24, 2023
- **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=1201692


## Contact

- **Address:** The Marlowe Innovation Centre, Marlowe Way, RAMSGATE, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT12 6FA
- **Phone:** 07550083079
- **Email:** info@steamtugcervia.co.uk
- **Website:** www.steamtugcervia.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE HISTORIC STEAM TUG CERVIA (NATIONAL HERITAGE SHIP NUMBER 5) AS A HERITAGE ASSET FOR THE BENEFIT AND ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BY:OPENING HER TO PUBLIC DISPLAY, EITHER AS A WORKING VESSEL IF SHE CAN BE MADE SEAWORTHY, OR OTHERWISE AS A STATIC DISPLAY IN HER PRESENT LOCATION AT RAMSGATE HARBOUR OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT.  IN EITHER CASE FOR HER TO SERVE ALSO AS A MEMORIAL TO MARINERS IN THE SHIP TOWAGE INDUSTRY WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTY AND TO THOSE WHO DIED ABOARD HER WHEN SHE SANK OFF TILBURY LOCK IN 1954. OPENING CERVIA TO THE PUBLIC AT AGREED TIMES IN ORDER TO EDUCATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIP TOWAGE, ENGINEERING AND STEAM TECHNOLOGY IN THIS CONTEXT. PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PRACTISE ENGINEERING AND OTHER PRACTICAL SKILLS AND TO ASSIST IN CERVIA’S ONGOING PRESERVATION

**Activities:** The object of the CIO is:To preserve, conserve and maintain for the public benefit the historic Steam Tug Cervia (National Heritage Ship number 5) as a heritage asset for the benefit and advancement of public education.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4016 | £2527 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £865 | £571 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Eric Walton** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 11, 2022
- Ben Newbury — appointed June 28, 2025
- Peter Anthony Andon — appointed March 15, 2025
- Roger Simon Field — appointed Aug. 19, 2024
- STEPHEN WILLIAM MICHAEL CHAMBERS — appointed July 25, 2023