World Ship Society Ltd.
Analysis
World Ship Society Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04449095). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, World Ship Society Ltd. reported income of £56k and spending of £52k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £89k to £56k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, World Ship Society Ltd. sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croome Heritage Trust (£55k), Friends of Nunhead Cemetery (£56k) and Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill (£55k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main activities of the World Ship Society are advancing and supporting interest in, understanding of, study of, and research into ships, shipping and related matters.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Croome Heritage Trust | Worcester | £55k |
| Friends of Nunhead Cemetery | London | £56k |
| Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill | Stansted | £55k |
| Suffolk West Federation of Women's Institutes (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) | Bury St Edmunds | £56k |