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The Excelsior Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
285899
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 27, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 2, 1983
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
01670772

Address

Address
The Excelsior Trust
Harbour Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 3LY

Activities

Acquiring, maintaining and restoring the Lowestoft Smack "Excelsior" LT472 and providing facilities for young people to sail thereby maintaining their maritime heritage

Objects: (A) To Acquire, Restore, Re-Rig And Maintain The Lowestoft Smack "Excelsior", (Ex "Svinor", Ex "Excelsior" Lt 472) And Other Vessels Using As Far As Is Reasonably Practical, Similar Materials And Techniques To Those Used In Original Construction So That They May Be Preserved And Opened To Inspection By The Public As Part Of Britain's Maritime Heritage For Future Generations And Fulfil The Other Aims And Objectives Of The Trust. (B) To Provide Facilities For People To Sail, And Work Aboard Historic Vessels Thereby Keeping Alive Maritime Heritage For All. (C) To Provide Sailing And Training Facilities To Sail At Sea As Members Of An Integrated Team Alongside Experienced And Able-Bodied Crew, Thereby Inculcating A Sense Of Responsibility In Each And Every Member Of The Team Whatever Their Abilities And Social Backgrounds.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Nov. 30, 2024 Sept. 27, 2025On time £310,921 £299,396
Nov. 30, 2023 Sept. 24, 2024On time £176,694 £232,476
Nov. 30, 2022 Oct. 5, 20235 days late £93,842 £34,970
Nov. 30, 2021 Sept. 26, 2022On time £114,827 £110,139
Nov. 30, 2020 Oct. 12, 202112 days late £114,827 £110,139

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alice-Ann Taylor April 15, 2021
Douglas Nunn June 5, 2025
Gerald Skews Jan. 1, 2025
John Christopher Spencer Wylson Sept. 3, 2015
John Derek Hunter Irving Oct. 15, 2020
Joseph Farrow June 4, 2025