Friends of the Newport Ship

Support for the Newport Medieval Ship Project

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Newport City

Area of benefit in its governing document: Newport, Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 23 August 2025, it had income of £24,591 and spent £36,241.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 91%, from £12,908 in the year to 23 August 2021 to £24,591 in the year to 23 August 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 147% of its income in the year to 23 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 23 August 2025: £2,837 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 28 November 2022, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Formal Council Questions and Responses

  Question to the Leader : 2022/20 - Newport Ship Re-location

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 3 July 2026

  Named in a written question from Dan Thomas

  Addressed to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport.

  …ritage Lottery Fund and has since been taken forward through mainstream funding from Newport City Council, with valuable support from the Friends of Newport Ship.

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• 19 October 2022

  Named by Vaughan Gething in the Senedd

  Yes. We'll continue to work with both the Friends of the Newport Ship and also the council, as they are committed to trying to find a permanent home for the ship, and it's a significant enterprise in conserving all 2,000 of the ship's timbers. The challenge will be in identifying a budget for a perm…

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• 19 October 2022

  Named by Laura Anne Jones in the Senedd

  …visitors to view the ship once it is displayed properly, boosting the south Wales and Newport economy by about £7 million per year. The Friends of the Newport Ship campaign volunteers are asking for the Welsh Government and Newport council to commit and finally deliver a more central, permanent home…

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8 trustees run the charity.

• Catherine Grace HumbyAppointed 13 November 2021
• David LeighAppointed 5 October 2019
• Dr James Gareth DaviesAppointed 23 September 2023
• Elaine Marilyn DaveyAppointed 11 October 2022
• Jeffrey GrosvenorAppointed 13 November 2021
• John Charles FerrisAppointed 5 October 2019
• Liz GulliverAppointed 29 September 2018
• Rosalie Sian KingAppointed 7 November 2020

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1105449

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

12 August 2004

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03/09/2003AS AMENDED ON 30/10/2010 as amended on 06 Dec 2021

Website

www.newportship.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Newport

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Newport Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Newport's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn