SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH

About SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH

SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1026357). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 88/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2024), SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH reported a total income of £261,406 and total expenditure of £154,593, a spending ratio of 59% suggesting a reasonable but not exceptional allocation to charitable activities. According to the Charity Commission register, SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH describes its activities as follows: The Society's core activities are to support and publish research into maritime areas by means of inter alia producing The Mariner's Mirror; supporting conferences; making an award for the best book published on maritime history in the previous year, delivering an annual lecture; developing the Society's website and administering the Save The Victory Fund and the Macpherson Fund. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 59.1% of income spent on charitable work