The South Atlantic Medal Association (1982) (Sama 82)
What it does
Maintaining links between serving armed forces and former members of armed forces and Merchant Navy who served in conflict.Education of the public in relation to the conflict. Assisting those who served in the conflict and their dependents by making grants, providing facilities and/or sponsoring return visits for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by serving in the conflict.
Its charitable purposes
2. The Charity’s Main Objectives are:- 2.1. to promote the efficiency of the United Kingdom armed forces and other supporting units by maintaining contact between serving members of the armed forces and members and former members of the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, and other UK units that served in operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.2. to advance the education of the public and members of the armed forces in matters relating to operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.3. to promote good citizenship for the benefit of the public at large by commemorating the contribution made by those United Kingdom participants who died through the action during operations in the South Atlantic in 1982, and by maintaining a book of commemoration and remembrance available on the internet, as a memorial to the personnel and civilians who died in the operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;2.4. to relieve individuals who are in receipt of the South Atlantic Medal 1982 issued by the United Kingdom for their service in the South Atlantic during the period between 2 April 1982 and the 21 October 1982, and also their dependants, who are in need by virtue of hardship, sickness or old age by:2.4.1. making grants of money to them or2.4.2. providing or paying for goods, services, facilities, or assistance for them or2.4.3. making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services, or facilities to those in need or2.4.4. sponsoring return visits to the Falkland Islands for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by their involvement in the 1982 South Atlantic operations.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £97,945 and spent £53,173.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £97,945 | £53,173 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £91,046 | £52,725 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £64,402 | £55,440 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £154,393 | £93,460 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £101,184 | £39,920 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 3%, from £101,184 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £97,945 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 54% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £12,220.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2022 | The Seafarers' Charity | £2,220 |
| 13 Nov 2018 | The Seafarers' Charity | £5,000 |
| 18 Jul 2017 | The Seafarers' Charity | £5,000 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Christopher Alan Howe MBEChair
- Alan Dodsworth
- Brian John Sherrington
- Ian Berry
- Michael Sherrington
- Robin Paul Turk
- Stephen Peter Penfold
- Thomas Herring
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 2 March 2026, 243 days early | Received 30 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 8 April 2025, 206 days early | Received 8 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 July 2024, 122 days early | Received 1 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 2 May 2023, 182 days early | Received 2 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 1 August 2022, 91 days early | Received 1 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118842
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 April 2007
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 FEBRUARY 2007. as amended on 22 Jun 2021 as amended on 21 Jul 2022
- Company number
- 06113679This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.sama82.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.