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Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
508014
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 6, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 2, 1978
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
The Boardroom
Seamens Hospital Houses
Church Street
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4AP

Contact

Phone
01947 893515
Email
mikeruss@hotmail.co.uk

Activities

Provides accommodation for seafaring families over 60 years of age.

Objects: (1)For The Provision And Maintenance Of Almshouses For Poor Persons Who Are Retired Seamen Or Their Widows Or Dependants Being Not Less Than 60 Years Of Age, Such Seamen, Widows Or Dependants Being At The Time Of Appointment Resident In The Town Of Whitby And The Neighbourhood Thereof. (2)Subject To The Payments Aforesaid The Trustees Shall Apply The Income Of The Charity For The Benefit Of The Residents In The Almshouses Of The Charity Or Any Of Them In Such Manner As The Trustees Think Fit From Time To Time. (For Further Details See Scheme Dated 8 February 1994).

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Accommodation/housing
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Town Of Whitby And The Neighbourhood
Local Authority
North Yorkshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Aug. 6, 2026On time £97,852 £43,777
Dec. 31, 2024 July 1, 2025On time £95,165 £62,262
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 2, 2024On time £97,010 £262,271
Dec. 31, 2022 Aug. 8, 2023On time £87,121 £111,986
Dec. 31, 2021 May 30, 2022On time £84,753 £63,344
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 28, 2021 £79,327 £56,681

Trustees

Name Appointed
Captain Geoffrey Kenneth Thomson (Chair)
Captain Malcolm Eglon
Captain Stuart Pringle April 5, 2011
David Robert Millar Jan. 29, 2024
Eric Matthew Feb. 11, 2019

Linked charities

  • John Foster Fund (508014-1)
  • W O Turnbull Fund (508014-2)