HMS Victory Preservation Endowment Fund
Analysis
HMS Victory Preservation Endowment Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, HMS Victory Preservation Endowment Fund reported income of £563k and spending of £2.7m, spending 479% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £200k to £563k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 838% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, HMS Victory Preservation Endowment Fund sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quarantine (£563k), Small World Theatre Ltd (£563k) and Yorkshire Artspace Society (£563k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
Preserve, restore and maintain HMS Victory Educate the Naval Service, Auxiliaries and the public about the history of HMS Victory and of the Royal Navy Promote the efficiency of the armed forces by assisting recruitment and retention and fostering the esprit de corps of the Royal Navy; and Commemorate those members of the Naval Service and Auxiliaries who have died while on active service
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Quarantine | Manchester | £563k |
| Small World Theatre Ltd | Ceredigion | £563k |
| Yorkshire Artspace Society | Sheffield | £563k |
| Site Gallery Ltd. | Sheffield | £565k |