SS GREAT BRITAIN TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To preserve the ship, ss Great Britain, and her building dock for all time for the public benefit of all, and to place the same upon public display as a museum for the enhancement of the public understanding and appreciation of her social, commercial and technological context and significance.
Latest income
£5.1m
Expenditure
£6.2m
Financial year end
2025-01-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-31 | £3.3m | £4.1m | |
| 2022-01-31 | £3.7m | £4.4m | |
| 2023-01-31 | £3.7m | £4.7m | |
| 2024-01-31 | £5.5m | £6.4m | |
| 2025-01-31 | £5.1m | £6.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-01-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.1m |
| Charitable activities | £2.2m |
| Trading | £1.7m |
| Investment income | £215k |
| Total income | £5.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.1m |
| Raising funds | £218k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £34k |
| Total expenditure | £6.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £28k |
| Total funds | £18.3m |
| — restricted | £9.5m |
| — unrestricted | £2.0m |
| — endowment | £6.7m |
| Total assets | £18.3m |
| Cash | £604k |
People
| Employees | 73 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.