# SAILORS' SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 237778
- **Other names:** BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL SAILORS' SOCIETY, BRITISH SAILORS' SOCIETY AT HOME AND ABROAD INCORPORATED, B I S S, BRITISH SAILORS' SOCIETY, BSS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 17, 1964
- **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=237778


## Contact

- **Address:** Seafarer House, 74 St. Annes Road, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO19 9FF
- **Phone:** 023 8051 5950
- **Email:** admin@sailors-society.org
- **Website:** www.sailors-society.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO BENEFIT SEAFARERS, EX-SEAFARERS AND INTENDING SEAFARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THOSE PEOPLE LIVE OR WORK BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY SUCH WAYS AND MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS. .

**Activities:** We provide international welfare support for seafarers. Our charitable objectives are:Advancement of the Christian religion (through chaplaincy)EducationRelief of poverty and distress

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Ghana
- India
- Indonesia
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Russia
- Réunion
- Scotland
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Ukraine
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1557000 | £1698000 | £3708000 | 18 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2253000 | £2062000 | £3703000 | 31 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1389000 | £2489000 | £3406000 | 57 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1850000 | £2971000 | £4790000 | 71 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2353000 | £4493000 | £5710000 | 127 |



## Trustees

- **Dr PETER MICHAEL SWIFT** (Chair) — appointed July 20, 2012
- CATHARINE MARGARET MORTON — appointed Dec. 10, 2018
- Jonathan Holloway — appointed May 15, 2023
- Joshua Paul Hutchinson — appointed Jan. 3, 2020
- Michele Rinette White — appointed June 1, 2022
- Nigel Peter Bassett — appointed Sept. 23, 2024