# THE EXCELSIOR TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 285899
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 1983
- **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=285899


## Contact

- **Address:** Ventulus, Cross Lane, Brancaster, KING'S LYNN
- **Postcode:** PE31 8AE
- **Phone:** 01485 210756
- **Email:** jcamp93857@aol.com
- **Website:** www.excelsiortrust.co.uk



## Activities

**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.

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

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £310921 | £299396 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £176694 | £232476 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £93842 | £34970 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £114827 | £110139 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £114827 | £110139 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alice-Ann Taylor — appointed April 15, 2021
- Douglas Nunn — appointed June 5, 2025
- Gerald Skews — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- JOHN CHRISTOPHER SPENCER WYLSON — appointed Sept. 3, 2015
- JOHN DEREK HUNTER IRVING — appointed Oct. 15, 2020
- James Oliver Campbell — appointed Aug. 19, 2007
- Mary George — appointed March 20, 2025