Registered charity · No. 1048454Charitable company
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Maritime Volunteer Service
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Maritime Volunteer Service is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment.
Maritime Volunteer Service (number 1048454) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Maritime Volunteer Service do?
The charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills.The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society.MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Maritime Volunteer Service
Answers Maritime Volunteer Service gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Maritime Volunteer Service's highest-paid staff paid?
Maritime Volunteer Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Maritime Volunteer Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Maritime Volunteer Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Maritime Volunteer Service registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Maritime Volunteer Service yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Maritime Volunteer Service.
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Is Maritime Volunteer Service a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Maritime Volunteer Service as a registered charity (number 1048454) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Maritime Volunteer Service's charity number?
Maritime Volunteer Service's charity number is 1048454. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1048454?
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What does Maritime Volunteer Service do?
The charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills.The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society.MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.
Does Maritime Volunteer Service have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Maritime Volunteer Service. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Maritime Volunteer Service?
Maritime Volunteer Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.mvs.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Maritime Volunteer Service's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Maritime Volunteer Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Maritime Volunteer Service?
The register records Maritime Volunteer Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Maritime Volunteer Service's trustees paid?
Maritime Volunteer Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Maritime Volunteer Service registered as a charity?
Maritime Volunteer Service was entered on the register on 11 August 1995. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03003565).