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the chatham historic dockyard trust

The charity supports the general public. The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Kent and operates in Medway.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Trust's primary objectives are the presentation of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, the most complete 18th Century dockyard in the world, and the education of the public in its historical, architectural and arcaheological importance.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,565,744
Latest Expenditure
£9,544,126

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 79.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,046,941
Charitable Activities £6,555,018
Other Trading £1,933,258
Investments £30,527
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,578,044
Raising Funds £1,966,082
Governance £19,900
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,565,744£9,544,126£7,578,044£19,967,314£372,663145 / 150
2023£9,822,128£8,585,897£6,881,517£19,873,853£643,901142 / 150
2022£6,806,334£7,848,378£6,378,171£18,660,816£1,467,832133 / 270
2021£5,925,847£6,500,561£4,051,148£19,656,630£1,414,971140 / 0
2020£8,625,233£8,692,370£6,476,621£20,072,329£1,154,000153 / 340

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers