The Conway Merchant Navy Trust

Analysis

The Conway Merchant Navy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00758795). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Conway Merchant Navy Trust reported income of £132k and spending of £196k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £123k to £132k (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Conway Merchant Navy Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Oaks Pre-School-Stoke Ferry (£132k), Chestnut Playgroup (£132k) and South Vale Playgroup (£132k).

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.