International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network

Analysis

International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fitzrovia. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03171109). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back on the Map Limited (£1.3m), Belper Leisure Centre Limited (£1.3m) and Peter Dubens Family Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 26%, trading 23%, donations and legacies 2.2% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £623k. Reserves of £532k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.