# SEAFARERS UK (KING GEORGE'S FUND FOR SAILORS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 226446
- **Other names:** KING GEORGE'S FUND FOR SAILORS, SEAFARERS UK, THE SEAFARERS' CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 28, 1969
- **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=226446


## Contact

- **Address:** The Seafarers' Charity, 7-8 Hatherley Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 2QT
- **Phone:** 02079320000
- **Email:** contact@theseafarerscharity.org
- **Website:** www.theseafarerscharity.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (i) the relief of seafarers, their families or dependants, who are in need, by providing support to Organisations established within the UK, the Commonwealth or elsewhere around the world;(ii) the education and training of people of any age to prepare for work or service at sea, by providing support to Organisations established within the UK, the Commonwealth or elsewhere around the world;(iii) the promotion of the efficiency and effectiveness of the maritime charitable sector within the UK, the Commonwealth or elsewhere around the world;(iv) the promotion of safety at sea by providing support to Organisations established within the UK, the Commonwealth or elsewhere around the world.

**Activities:** Seafarers UK is a charity that helps people in the maritime community, by providing vital funding to support seafarers in need and their families and to those in education or training who are preparing to work or serve at Sea. We do this by giving money to organisations and projects that make a real difference to people's lives.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND COMMONWEALTH




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Anguilla
- Antigua And Barbuda
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- India
- Isle Of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Vincent
- Samoa
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts And Nevis
- St Lucia
- Tanzania
- The Bahamas
- The Gambia
- Tonga
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1769000 | £4701000 | £37270000 | 20 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2767000 | £4299000 | £38438000 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2293000 | £5070000 | £38436000 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2939000 | £5388000 | £44336000 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1554000 | £5513000 | £41540000 | 18 |



## Trustees

- **Paul Gerard Butterworth** (Chair) — appointed July 9, 2020
- Captain Lee Clarke — appointed June 14, 2022
- Deborah Cavaldoro — appointed June 14, 2022
- Fleur Bassett — appointed June 14, 2022
- GERALD EDWARD KIDD — appointed April 27, 2017
- Guy Platten — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- Julie Tankard — appointed Jan. 23, 2025
- Martyn Gray — appointed June 14, 2022
- Monica Kohli — appointed June 28, 2023
- NATALIE SHAW — appointed April 28, 2016
- Nigel Blazeby — appointed June 14, 2022
- Peter French — appointed May 22, 2018
- Petra Wilkinson CBE — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- Robert John Greenwood — appointed April 27, 2017
- Simon Gillespie OBE — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- William Andrew REID — appointed May 22, 2018