Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust (number 1179537) 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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust do?
To receive and maintain the British Mercantile Marine Memorial collection of paintings and other artistic works depicting the life and history of the British Mercantile Marine and to curate and display such paintings and other artistic works in museums and other public event space inn order to advance the education of the public in the life and history of the British Mercantile Marine.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust
Answers Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 does not record Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust.
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Is Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust as a registered charity (number 1179537) 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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's charity number?
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's charity number is 1179537. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1179537?
Search 1179537 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust do?
To receive and maintain the British Mercantile Marine Memorial collection of paintings and other artistic works depicting the life and history of the British Mercantile Marine and to curate and display such paintings and other artistic works in museums and other public event space inn order to advance the education of the public in the life and history of the British Mercantile Marine.
Does Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust. 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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust?
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's website listed in our register data is https://understeam.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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust?
The register does not record Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's trustees paid?
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust registered as a charity?
Mercantile Marine Memorial Trust was entered on the register on 14 August 2018.