The Nottage Maritime Institute

Analysis

The Nottage Maritime Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Nottage Maritime Institute reported income of £36k and spending of £26k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £28k to £36k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, The Nottage Maritime Institute sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queens Gurkha Signals Trust Fund (£36k), Arkholme Village Hall (£36k) and Ipswich Choral Society (£36k).