Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 1

Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 12

CHATHAM MARITIME TRUST

Management and maintenance of the 350 acre Chatham Maritime Estate, including its public parks and play areas; flood defences and riverside walks; bridges, roadways, cycleways and footpaths; public art and monuments.Support for community groups, activities, and organisations at Chatham Maritime, in the wider Medway Towns and its neighbourhood.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23		£2,285	£1,786	£499	£0	£24,429	£1,936	13	9
31/03/22		£2,548	£2,192	£356	£0	£26,100	£2,367	13	9
31/03/21		£2,458	£1,521	£938	£0	£24,740	£2,315	18.3	9
31/03/20		£1,912	£1,541	£372	£0	£19,937	£4,980	38.8	8
31/03/19		£1,979	£1,649	£330	£0	£21,421	£18,643	135.7	9
31/03/18		£1,801	£1,400	£402	£0	£20,482	£5,193	44.5	8
31/03/17		£2,650	£1,289	£1,361	£0	£19,992	£1,877	17.5	7
31/03/16		£1,533	£1,470	£63	£0	£17,513	£5,708	46.6	7
31/03/15		£1,415	£1,289	£126	£12	£17,469	£12,106	112.7	7
31/03/14		£1,440	£1,455	£-15	£6	£14,968	£10,012	82.6	6
31/03/13		£1,654	£1,386	£268	£23	£14,969	£10,061	87.1	8
31/03/12		£1,446	£1,246	£201	£10	£13,995	£9,356	90.1	6
31/03/11		£1,112	£1,149	£-37	£9	£13,955	£9,468	98.9	6
31/03/10		£978	£999	£-21	£8	£13,128	£8,941	107.4	6
31/03/09		£1,207	£1,076	£131	£2	£10,529	£7,212	80.4	4
31/03/08		£590	£364	£225	£2	£13,640	£9,346	307.9	2
31/03/07	*	£744	£354	£391	£2	£15,113	£10,337	350.6	2
31/03/06	*	£497	£329	£168	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£460	£286	£174	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£388	£301	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 178%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 8%
Reserves/Spending: 13 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years
(30 years as a company)

www.cmtrust.co.uk

info@cmtrust.co.uk

01634891888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Watersports centre - refurbished portacabin
£50,000	06/07/2020 20	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Watersports centre - refurbished portacabin. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Watersports centre - refurbished portacabin. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-81

ANTHONY PHILLIP SUTTON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Manager

ANDREW JOHN WILLETTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DEBORAH JEAN SIMS CENG FCIHT Appointed: 2013

DAVID JOHN TAYLOR Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF MEDWAY SUNLIGHT TRUST FUND,

HABIB ODUNLAMIN SULAIMAN TEJAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director

KELLY JANE TOLHURST MP Appointed: 2013

LAUREN EDWARDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Cabinet Member For Eco & Soc. Reg Medway Council

MATTHEW BROWN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

MONA KOSHKOUEI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Academic Pharmacist

MR BOB RUSSELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

PAUL BARNARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, Other trusteeship: CHARITY MENTORS KENT AND MEDWAY,

TANYA LOUISE FERRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: SEA-CHANGERS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1996, number: 1055710
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/1994, number: 02913375

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 42 days late, AR06: 751 days late,

Main office

Maritime Wharf
St Mary's Island
Chatham
Kent
ME4 3ES

Objectives

1.1 To provide or to assist in the provision of amenities primarily for the benefit of citizens of the Medway Towns in the County of Kent and generally for the benefit of the public and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to undertake management and maintenance responsibilities of the Chatham Maritime Estate (Development);1.2 To provide or to assist in providing facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in or in connection with the Development and its neighbourhood, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the local community1.3 To educate and assist young persons and other members of the community of the Medway Towns and its neighbourhood through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities and so that their conditions of life may be improved and in furtherance of that object to provide at the facilities to be provided by the Charity, lectures, classes and training facilities which will be made available to the public using such facilities.1.4 To undertake such other charitable purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE GILLINGHAM, ROCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA

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