Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL SEAMEN'S ORPHAN INSTITUTION

The object for which the Institution is established and incorporated continues to be to support the sons and daughters of deceased seafarers and fishermen, by providing help with general living expenses, education costs and maintenance by way of monthly grants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£150£263£-113n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£224£262£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£237£245£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£210£258£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£242£249£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£220£275£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£258£320£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£199£355£-156n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£203£341£-138n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£222£338£-115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£279£413£-134n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£266£373£-107n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£246£503£-257n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£249£434£-185n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£496£440£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£256£412£-156n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£271£377£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£260£364£-104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£194£399£-205n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£185£373£-188n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.rlsoi-uk.org

enquiries@rlsoi-uk.org

01512273417

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Liverpool City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£70,000 07/07/2022
Grant funding to help deliver financial support to the sons and daughters of deceased merchant seafarers and fishers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£75,000 10/06/2021
Grant funding to deliver a more meaningful and sustainable level of financial grant support to the sons and daughters of deceased merchant seafarers and fishers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£78,000 21/05/2020
Grant funding for core costs to support regular grant maintenance awards for children of deceased seafarers and for additional grant payments to provide extra support families during the Covid-19 ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£78,000 21/05/2020
Grant funding for core costs to support regular grant maintenance awards for children of deceased seafarers and for additional grant payments to provide extra support families during the Covid-19 ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 11/07/2019
Revenue support to fund educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 11/07/2019
Revenue support to fund educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding for educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and/or families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 05/07/2018
Grant funding for educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and/or families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 21/11/2017
Grant funding for educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution
£60,000 21/11/2017
Grant funding for educational grants to beneficiaries who are the bereaved children and families of deceased Merchant Navy and fishing fleet seafarers.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • DAVID STEWART BARBOUR Appointed: 2011
  • IAN CLINTON HIGBY (Chair)
  • JOHN REGINALD HULMES
  • LYNN PATRICIA COOK
  • SHARON COVENEY Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1964, number: 526379
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

C/O MR MICHAEL FINN
SUITE 315
THE COTTON EXCHANGE
OLD HALL STREET
LIVERPOOL
L3 9LQ

Objectives

TO FEED, CLOTHE AND EDUCATE THE DESTITUTE OR NECESSITOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DECEASED SEAFARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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