# ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS' SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 209776
- **Other names:** ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARER'S SOCIETY, ROYAL ALFRED'S MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOCIETY, ROYAL ALFRED, ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS, ROYAL ALFRED SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **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=209776


## Contact

- **Address:** Weston Acres, Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead
- **Postcode:** SM7 3HA
- **Phone:** 01737353763
- **Email:** enquiries@royalalfred.co.uk
- **Website:** www.royalalfredseafarers.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (A)PROVIDE, CARRY ON AND MAINTAIN HOMES OR HOUSING FOR THE CARE OF AGED, INFIRM, DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED SEAFARERS WHO CAN PROVE SERVICE IN BRITISH OR COMMONWEALTH VESSELS SATISFACTORY TO THE SOCIETY, AND TO THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS AND ANY OTHER PREMISES AND ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH;(B)PROVIDE OTHER RELIEF INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE TO SEAFARERS OF ALL AGES AND TO THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE;(C)ACT AS TRUSTEE OR ALMONER FOR GRANTING RELIEF TO SEAFARERS OF ALL AGES AND IN NEED, AND TO THE WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS OF ANY SUCH SEAFARERS OUT OF THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY, AND TO ANY OTHER RELEVANT BODY CORPORATE,UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OR INDIVIDUALS; AND(D)PROMOTE AND CONCERN ITSELF WITH CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF SEAFARERS AND THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS.WHERE ‘SEAFARER’ SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE ALSO EMPLOYEES OF SHIPPINGCOMPANIES, SHIP REPAIRERS, DOCK AREAS AND PORT AUTHORITIES, WORKERS IN CONNECTION WITH OFFSHORE PLATFORMS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE SOCIETY, HAVE HAD CONNECTION WITH THE SEA OR THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY DURING THEIR WORKING LIVES.

**Activities:** Provision of care home facilities and housing for retired and disabled seafarers, their widows and dependants.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5015640 | £5398134 | £13593243 | 85 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3157375 | £4679044 | £13933308 | 92 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3043880 | £4083379 | £15279334 | 95 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3416486 | £3872476 | £16920146 | 92 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3763165 | £3921963 | £16239339 | 99 |



## Trustees

- **Cedric Philip Wake OBE FNI** (Chair) — appointed May 30, 2013
- ANDREW PARKER — appointed May 29, 2014
- BERNARD WATSON — appointed May 16, 2019
- CAPTAIN ADRIAN McCOURT — appointed May 29, 2015
- COMMANDER SUSAN E LOCHNER JP DL — appointed May 26, 2017
- Captain Brett Smith AFNI MCMI — appointed May 16, 2025
- Captain Stephen CLINCH — appointed May 16, 2019
- Commodore Mel Robinson CBE FCIPD — appointed May 16, 2025
- DOCTOR RICHARD REUBIN
- Dorothy Ross-Tomlin
- Dr Alison Lewis-Smith — appointed May 24, 2024