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SEAMEN’S HOSPITAL SOCIETY

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011

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REPORT AND ACCOUNTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2011

Object of the Seamen’s Hospital Society incorporated under Act of

Parliament 1833 and amended under Statutory Instrument No. 73

the Charities (Seamen’s Hospital Society) Order 1999:

“The Object of the Society shall be the relief of seamen and seawomen of

all nations within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and their

immediate dependants (including widows, widowers and children of deceased seafarers)

who through sickness, misfortune or age are in need of assistance and providing

such persons with medical and surgical aid, lodging, support and clothing.”

Seamen’s Hospital Society

29 King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9HX

Telephone: 020 8858 3696 Facsimile: 020 8293 9630

Email: [email protected] Website: www.seahospital.org.uk


S E A M E N ’ S H O S P I T A L S O C I E T Y

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CONTENTS

Chairman’s Report 3

General Committee’s Report 4

Independent Auditors’ Report 15

Statement of Financial Activities 16

Balance Sheet 17

Notes to the Accounts 18

Legacies and Donations 24

Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr CMG DSO FRCP (1881-1966) 25

Past Patrons, Presidents and Chairmen of the Corporation 27

Patron, President, Vice-Presidents and Honorary Life Governors 27

General Committee 28

General Committee and Staff 29

INFORMATION

Charity Number 231724

Patron His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG GCVO ADC

President Sir Brian Shaw (deceased 5th February 2011)

Chairman Mr P McEwen MBE MNM

Deputy Chairman Mr A P J Lydekker

Honorary Treasurer Mr G Lane FCA (from June 2011)

Mr G P Ellis FCMA (to June 2011)

General Secretary Mr P S Coulson

Honorary Archivist Professor G C Cook MD DSc FRCP

Principal Address 29 King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9HX

Auditors Alliotts

Imperial House, 15 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UN

Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland plc

62-63 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8LA

Investment Adviser J P Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London EC2Y 9AQ

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

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Ipresent my annual report for 2011, my second such report as Chairman.

Two new members joined the General Committee duringthe year. Graham Lane was elected as Honorary Treasurer at the 2011 Annual Court. Up until his retirement Grahamhad many years experience as an Auditor of a range oforganisations including a number of maritime relatedcharities and is also a Trustee of the Merchant Navy WelfareBoard. Mark Carden was appointed in June 2011 and is theAssistant National Secretary of RMT and a Trustee of a number of other maritime charities. The office of Presidentis in the process of being filled.

The Society was pleased to learn that Sandy Nairne, a member of the General Committee since 1984, wasappointed CBE in the 2011 Birthday Honours List forservices to the arts.

During the year the Society continued to progress itsobjectives. This included providing over 300 grants toindividuals; with advice services and project work over 1,000seafarers and their dependants were directly assisted. Manymore were helped through grants made to organisations.

Once again there has been continuing activity in healthdevelopment. This included the establishment of furtherphysiotherapy pilot schemes, the establishment of a healthtrainer post in the fishing industry on a trial basis andprogressing of the Better Health for Older Seafarers project.Projects are established in cooperation with otherorganisations, often in collaboration with the MaritimeCharities Funding Group (MCFG) of which the Society is a member.

The report following the Seafarers’ Healthcare Surveyundertaken by the Institute of Occupational Medicine waspublished and will help determine priorities for medicalservices for seafarers in general and for the DreadnoughtMedical Services in particular.

The post of Heath Development Manager in the Society hasbeen made permanent, reflecting the growth of activity. The Manager, Sally Hampshire, is currently on maternityleave and she and her husband were congratulated on thebirth of a daughter.

The Seafarers Advice and Information Line (SAIL)continued to help a significant number of clients, withidentified financial successes for them increasing to£585,000 for the year. The demand for help from SAIL islikely to increase.

The Society is very pleased, as always, to be an activecontributor to the work of the MCFG whose wide rangingdevelopment programme, following the 2007 SupportingSeafarers and their Families report, culminated in a successfuland well attended two day conference held during October.

A Strategic Review of the Society will be completed in 2012and will need to take into account the current economicsituation which in the longer term affects both investmentincome and capital growth. The continuing fall in publicfunding for individuals in need will inevitable lead to anincrease in the calls made on the Society and indeed othermaritime charities and organisations.

The next few years will be a challenging period to which theSociety will respond, as it has in the past, to ensure that thewelfare needs of seafarers and their dependants are met as far as possible.

My personal thanks to members of the General Committee,the General Secretary Peter Coulson and his staff for theirhard work and support during the last year.

Peter McEwen MBE, MNMChairman

The Chairman presents Mr Geoffrey Ellis FCA with an inscribed ArmadaPlate to mark his long service as Honorary Treasurer, following hisretirement in June 2011.




GENERAL COMMITTEE ’S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2011

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The General Committee presents herewith its Annual Report

for the year ended 31st December 2011.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND

MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The Society was founded in 1821 and incorporated underAct of Parliament in 1833. Now a registered charity, itsObject, as amended by the Charities (Seamen’s HospitalSociety) Order 1999, is “the relief of seamen and seawomenof all nations within the United Kingdom of Great Britainand Northern Ireland and their immediate dependants(including widows, widowers and children of deceasedseafarers) who through sickness, misfortune or age are inneed of assistance and providing such persons with medicalcare and surgical aid, lodging, support and clothing.” TheSociety may also make grants to such other maritimecharitable institutions with the same or similar objects to the Society as the General Committee shall think fit.

Organisational Structure

In accordance with the Governing Document, the Society isadministered and managed by a General Committee whichmust number no less than twelve members and not morethan twenty, including the President and Honorary Treasureras ex-officio members. The members are appointed by theAnnual Court; other than the President and the HonoraryTreasurer, one third of their number retire by rotation at each Annual Court and are then eligible for re-election. The President is elected for life or until retirement. TheHonorary Treasurer is elected for a period of three years and is then eligible for re-election at the Annual Court falling in the relevant year. A Chairman and DeputyChairman of the General Committee are appointed by the Annual Court for a term of three years, after which theymay be re-appointed. The quorum for the GeneralCommittee is five, excluding ex-officio members.

Decision Making

Apart from the specific responsibilities of the Annual Courtof Governors - the receipt of the Annual Report andAccounts of the preceding financial year, election ofGovernors and members of the General Committee and theappointment of auditors - all other decision making is vestedin the General Committee which delegates specific mattersto the General Secretary. Such delegation is laid out in theMembers’ Handbook which can only be amended by theauthority of the General Committee.

The Members’ Handbook sets out a code of conduct fortrustees and job descriptions for the General Secretary andother staff, the Chairman, the Honorary Treasurer andtrustees. It details limits of authority for expenditure, analysed to various headings, and sets out signatories on bank accounts.

Recruitment and Appointment of New Trustees

The identification of potential new trustees is carried out bythe General Committee, the aim being to recommend forappointment those with expertise appropriate to carry on theSociety’s work. Apart from seeking those with seafaring andmaritime backgrounds, those with medical or otherqualifications such as in finance or the legal profession arealso sought to bring a wide expertise to bear in administeringthe Society’s affairs.

Recommendations are made to the Annual Court and onappointment all new trustees are given a copy of theMembers’ Handbook with the Secretariat on hand toprovide further induction training in-house or to arrangeexternal training.

Risk Assessment

The established written analysis of risks to which the Society is exposed is reviewed annually by the trustees. Thisanalysis sets out the probability, seriousness, currentprecautions and any further action to be effected to mitigatethe identified risks.


OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Object

The Society fulfils its Object, set out in the GoverningDocument, principally through the awarding of grantswhether to individual seafarers in need or to institutionswhich support them, as well as through project work. It aimsto maximise the impact of this activity through collaborationwith the work of other maritime organisations, as well asthrough the Seafarers’ Advice & Information Line by meansof whose assistance seafarers are often able to obtain greaterfinancial or welfare benefit than would be possible throughgrant making alone. In addition to specific financial supportfor the Dreadnought Medical Service at Guy’s and StThomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and for its users, the Societyplays an active part in promoting the effective delivery ofpriority healthcare to seafarers.

The members of the General Committee of the Societyconfirm that they have paid due regard to the public benefitguidance published by the Charity Commission and that, infulfilling the Society’s Object, the identified benefits set outin this Report are provided to a section of the public.

Activities

Of the £659,504 expended by the Society on charitableactivities in 2011, grant expenditure was £461,521 andHealth Development Project costs were £35,723. Thebalance of £162,260 comprised support costs, representingstaff time, publicity costs and other resources directly relatedto advising and assisting applicants, and liaising withcaseworkers and other charities, in seeking to best serve theneeds of the Society’s clients.

The Society continues its active collaboration with the workof other maritime organisations, supporting and participatingin initiatives to promote best practice and best use ofresources, notably within forums operating under theauspices of the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) andthe Maritime Charities Funding Group (MCFG).

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Grants to Individuals

During the year 2011 the Society awarded a record 270miscellaneous grants to individuals valued in total at some£118,562 compared with 219 grants totalling £102,304 inthe previous year. The grants were awarded for medicallyrelated items such as electrically powered wheelchairs andadapted shower facilities, essential household goods andmaintenance, clothing, payment of priority debts, respitebreaks, other pressing welfare requirements and, in certain


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Individuals -General Grants (£124,253)

SAIL (£223,770)

Dreadnought(£5,348)

Health DevelopmentProjects (£35,723)

Institutions(£108,150)

The Society’s charitable activities in 2011: total expenditure £659,504

Support Costs(£162,260)

Mr Derek Harney of Grimsby with his new electrically powered scooter.Following hip surgery, and after a lifetime at sea on trawlers and standbyvessels, Mr Harney needed a scooter to maintain his independence. A grant of £911 from the Society, together with a matching grant fromanother charity, enabled the purchase of a suitable model.


circumstances, funeral costs, all on the basis of assessedfinancial and personal need. A further 36 grants, totalling£5,305 (2010: £3,180 in respect of 27 grants), were awardedfor the fares, and in certain cases towards accommodationcosts, of seafarers in need attending the DreadnoughtMedical Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FoundationTrust in London.

Continuing its support for the project started in 2007, theSociety funded the cost of physiotherapy for workingfishermen in the Newlyn area. The 36 grants made, to a total value of £5,691, for courses of treatment completedduring 2011 compared with 57 grants, to a total value of£6,226, in 2010.

In dealing with general assistance applications the Societyaims, as always, to provide a practical and flexible response; its eligibility criteria are not rigidly specified and it alwaysseeks to consider the overall picture when evaluating a grant application singly or in conjunction with othermaritime charities. It works closely with the Seafarers’Advice & Information Line with a view to ensuring thatclients are best advised, and the Society’s funds put to themost effective use, where benefit/debt/legal or othertechnical questions arise.

The assistance of caseworkers greatly benefits clients inhelping to evaluate their needs and present their applications;this is normally done on a face to face basis in their own

homes. The Society greatly values the help and co-operationit receives from caseworkers and colleagues from theSoldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - ForcesHelp (SSAFA), the Shipwrecked Mariners Society, theFishermen’s Mission, the Royal British Legion and othermaritime agencies.

Grants to Institutions

A total of £331,920 was awarded to institutions in 2011 as set out in Note 5 to the Accounts on page 20.

As well as grants to the Seafarers’ Advice & InformationLine, awards were made towards: respite and care servicedevelopment costs, equipment and therapy at NautilusMariners’ Park; holiday, respite and convalescent breaks at the Merchant Seamen’s War Memorial Society (SpringbokEstate); hospital visits and the transport of sick and injuredseafarers and fishermen by the Royal National Mission toDeep Sea Fishermen; the support of seafarers in medicalneed by the Apostleship of the Sea; and welfare work at the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest and Scottish NauticalWelfare Society.

The Society is very pleased to acknowledge the valuable roleof the MCFG - of which it is a member, along with theMNWB, Nautilus International (on behalf of the ITFSeafarers Trust), Nautilus Welfare Fund, the Royal Navy &Royal Marines Charity, Seafarers UK and Trinity House - in informing and developing grant making policy for all



WW2 veteran Mr George Robinson of Broadstairs served over 30 years atsea, first in the Royal Navy, then in the merchant navy. Following kneesurgery Mr Robinson was very keen to continue using a bicycle to maintainhis independence, but beginning to feel the need for a little extra power onthe uphill stretches. The solution was an “electric bike” which the Societysupported with a grant of £300.

Domiciliary care assistant Loraine Biddulph with Mariners’ Park Estateresident Mr Pierce Stapleton, who served for over 40 years as a radio officerand purser. The Society contributed £32,500 during the year towards anumber of services at Nautilus Welfare Fund’s Wallasey retirement complexfor former seafarers and dependants, including the domiciliary care schemewhich offers practical support to help elderly residents continue livingindependently in their own homes.


Apostleship of the Sea Port Chaplain Roger Stone with crew of the Westwind II. Following the ship’s detention and arrest in Portland harbour, the localApostleship of the Sea team provided regular support to the crew over a number of months, including arranging dental care and, in one instance, urgent medical attention when a serious burns incident occurred during an early morning visit. The Society provided a grant of £2,500 towards their work in support of seafarers in medical need during the year.



involved in the maritime charity sector. In line with itsfellow members, the Society again contributed £40,000 inthe year as its share of the cost of the developmentprogramme in furtherance of the recommendations of theSupporting Seafarers 2007 report.

Seafarers’ Advice & Information Line (SAIL)

The Seafarers’ Advice & Information Line (SAIL) is a uniquenational telephone based service offering free advice andhelp exclusively to seafarers on a range of issues includingbenefits, employment, housing, debt, consumer problems,legal matters, personal relationships and taxation. Its servicesare provided to active and retired UK based seafarers,including fishermen, and their dependants. Assistance is also offered to charities and other organisations involvedwith seafarers.

In addition to providing advice, detailed casework forindividual clients is also undertaken, where appropriate,including correspondence and negotiation with third parties- for example with creditors.

Established in 1996 at the initiative of the Society, SAIL ismanaged and operated by Greenwich Citizens AdviceBureaux (GCAB) on behalf of the Society. Since 2007 the Society’s own funding of the service has been

Mr James King, now retired after more than 30 years service as a stewardin the merchant navy, enjoying a stay in the guest wing at the MerchantSeamen’s War Memorial Society’s Springbok Estate. The Society provideda grant of £17,500 towards the cost of holiday, respite and convalescentbreaks at Springbok in 2011.




substantially supplemented by contributions from theMNWB, Seafarers UK and the MCFG - for which theSociety is most grateful - enabling the service to expand,extend its opening hours, and to trial a specialist moneyadvice service, as part of the response to recommendations in the Supporting Seafarers 2007 report. The money adviceand financial capability training service trial, which ran forthree years to September 2011, has now been absorbedwithin the regular SAIL service and its costs are currentlybeing underwritten by the Society.

Staff are co-located with the Society in its Greenwich offices.Following a number of individual changes towards the end of2011 the staff complement continues to comprise a manager(Miles Cowley), a senior adviser (Bridget Brehm), theequivalent of two advisers (Olive Gathoni with AdrienneTrayman, and Peter Gibbs with Khaleda Yesmin, in jobshares), a specialist money adviser/financial capability trainer(Geraldine Cassidy), and a part time administrator (DeanaReed). The service continues to be led by the ChiefExecutive of GCAB, Emma Knight, with local IT support

provided on a volunteer basis by John Farrow, Devon Vernal and Don Chapman.

In 2011 640 unique (that is, new and existing) clients werehelped and, while new clients numbers eased back a little to463, total client contacts reached a new record level of 5,037,

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Members of the SAIL team, from right to left: Emma Knight (Chief Executive of Greenwich CAB), Olive Gathoni (Adviser), Miles Cowley (Manager),Geraldine Cassidy (Debt Adviser), Deana Reed (Administrator), Bridget Brehm (Senior Adviser) and Peter Gibb (Adviser).

Benefits (50%)

Legal (3%)

Relationship Issues (2%)

Housing (4%)

Employment (6%)

Debts (20%)

SAIL: make up of new issues by subject for the year 2011.

Health (6%)Tax (1%)

Miscellaneous (8%)


reflecting an experience shared by other advice bureaux thatindividual advice work is continuing to become moreintensive in the current climate. Measurable financialsuccesses for 2011 - comprising debt write-offs, benefitentitlement (calculated over one year), charitable grants andother identified gains - totalled £585,000, a record for recentyears, and comparing with £470,000 in 2010.

Clients helped by the money advice service increasedthroughout the trial period and in the third year there were107 new clients, as well as existing clients who continued torequire support - close to the capacity level identified by an

external evaluation after the project’s second year. Debtunder management averaged £576,000 and measurablefinancial successes for the year were £133,000.

In an effort to reach as many as possible of those who couldbenefit from SAIL’s services, it is intended that there will be a renewed focus on implementing an agreedcommunications strategy in 2012, supported by the Society’scommunications consultant, Laura Simons. It has also beenagreed to take Royal Navy referrals from the White EnsignAssociation on a trial basis during 2012.

SAIL may be contacted as follows: telephone - 08457 413318; fax - 020 8269 0794; e-mail [email protected] information is also available on its website at thefollowing address: www.sailine.org.uk.

Dreadnought Medical Service

As the provider of a special medical service for seafarers theDreadnought Medical Service at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHSFoundation Trust is the successor to the former DreadnoughtSeamen’s Hospital in Greenwich and the ultimate successor,within the NHS, to the original hospital function of theSeamen’s Hospital Society.

A special administration section is staffed by Ruth Wallis,Acting Dreadnought Administrator, and her colleagueSandra Jones. Mr Abrie Botha, Consultant Upper GI andGeneral Surgeon, is the consultant with responsibility for the



CASE STUDY

John is an ex-fisherman who left work with stress relatedmental health issues. His marriage broke up, he becamehomeless for a period, his health deteriorated and hefound himself unable to manage his day to day living. Hisformer wife was accessing his bank account, leaving himwith nothing to live on. As a result his gas had been cut offfor 2 years, he was without electricity, he had built up rentarrears of £1,200, and had little furniture and no carpets.He was unable to have his daughter to stay with him andwas worried he was going to lose contact.

SAIL contacted his gas supplier and, as a vulnerablecustomer, negotiated the restoration of John’s gas supplywithin 2 days. In conjunction with the local Fishermen’sMission it was arranged to provide an emergency grant to

cover electricity standing charges, to re-charge hisprepayment meter and thereby restore his electricitysupply as well.

SAIL assisted John to obtain a further charitable grant topay for part of his rent arrears, new carpets, and somefurnishings, and negotiated with his landlord to write offthe remainder of the rent arrears. SAIL is continuing towork closely with the local Mission to support John, andproviding budgeting advice to ensure he is able to meetfuture household expenses.

As well as avoiding possible homelessness again himself,John is now able to look forward to being able to maintaincontact with his daughter.

Olive Gathoni of SAIL advising Mr Adrian Martin, who served for over30 years in the merchant navy and now resides at the Merchant Seamen’sWar Memorial Society’s Springbok Estate, where SAIL undertakes anoutreach service.


Dreadnought Medical Service, and the Society muchappreciates his practical support and active interest in thecontinuing service to seafarers at Guy’s & St Thomas’.

During 2011 446 new medical and surgical patients,compared with 409 seen the previous year, were treated bythe Dreadnought Medical Service. In addition, theDreadnought dentist saw 639 patients - both existing andnew - compared with 651 seen the previous year. TheSociety provides a degree of financial support by funding,among others things, publicity material and for individualpatients by paying, where there is need, travel costs incurred when attending the hospital as well as, in certaincases, contributing towards associated accommodation costs.In 2011 the Society provided grants totalling £5,348 forthese purposes.

The Society is an active participant in the Standing JointPolicy Committee comprising representatives from variousinterested groups, whose role is to keep the operation of theDreadnought under review.

The seafarers healthcare survey published by the Institute ofMedicine during the year has an important bearing on thedelivery and future provision of the Dreadnought Service,and is reported on further in the following section coveringHealth Development.

The Dreadnought Medical Service may be contacted asfollows: telephone - 020 7188 2049; fax - 020 7188 2051; e-mail - [email protected]

Health Development

In collaboration with the MCFG, the Society has taken thelead in a health development programme responding to thewide ranging recommendations of the Supporting Seafarers2007 report. Projects have been funded by the MCFG, by theSociety itself and by others.

Seafarers’ Healthcare Survey

Following some delay, the Institute of OccupationalMedicine (IOM), Edinburgh published its report “Healthcare needs and access to health care among merchantseafarers and fishermen of working age based in the UK”during the latter part of 2011. Funding for the study wasprovided by the MCFG, with a contribution from the



From left to right: Mrs Sandra Jones, Mr Abrie Botha, ConsultantSurgeon, and Miss Ruth Wallis, Acting Dreadnought Administrator.

Mr Christopher Eskrett, who served for over 30 years first as a fishermanand then in the merchant navy, travelling from his home in Hull to theDreadnought Medical Service in London - via Platform 9¾ for HogwartsSchool at King’s Cross station! The Society provided a grant to cover thetravel costs of Mr Eskrett, accompanied by his partner, to attend theDreadnought where he had been referred for specialist treatment.




Dreadnought Medical Service charitable funds held by Guy’s& St Thomas’ Hospital.

Key findings included musculo-skeletal treatment needs ofseafarers at a level 2-3 times higher than for the generalpopulation, and, for the Dreadnought (which receives £1.5m- £2.0m per annum in public funding), disproportionate usageby retired seafarers and those in the south east combined oftenwith failure to provide the intended priority service forworking seafarers.

While other aspects of the report are important, its mostimmediate significance concerns these findings on seafarers’access to priority healthcare and the role, and performance, ofthe Dreadnought - all the more so in view of the majorchanges now underway in NHS organisation and funding.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ have accepted the findings relevant tothem and the shortcomings identified. They have reaffirmedtheir intention to provide a priority service and undertaken toidentify appropriate internal measures to ensure they deliverthis. They have also agreed to explore ways and support steps,along with other interested parties, to encourage continuedfunding for a priority service - and have also acknowledgedoptions which go beyond the current Dreadnought model, asindicated in IOM’s report. Members of the DreadnoughtStanding Joint Policy Committee, in particular the Society,Nautilus International and the RMT, are following up thischallenging agenda with Guy’s and St Thomas’.

Better Health for Older Seafarers

The ‘New Approaches to Promote Better Health for OlderSeafarers’ project was developed in conjunction with InsightSocial Research, Nautilus Welfare Fund and the MCFG withthe aim of addressing, on a trial basis in the Merseyside area,the findings and recommendations of the Supporting Seafarers2007 report on health issues affecting older seafarers. Jointfunding over two years is being provided by the Society,Nautilus, the TK Foundation and the MCFG.

Sylvia Cheater was appointed as Project Officer/Advisor inNovember 2010 and, having established a partnership withlocal Primary Care Trusts in Merseyside and undertaken othergroundwork, the project was launched in early 2011. Around40 seafarers have been engaged in the project and a closesynergy has developed with the MCFG’s Older SeafarersCasework project which is also taking place in the Merseyside

Sylvia Cheater, project officer for the Better Health for Older Seafarersinitiative on Merseyside, with Peter Sumner and Malcolm Byrne, bothformer merchant navy stewards and participants in the project. TheSociety, Nautilus and the MCFG are jointly funding this trial approachto addressing the recommendations of the Supporting Seafarers 2007report on health issues affecting older seafarers.

Mr Martin Ogden treating chief cook Anthony Lloyd at Connect PhysicalHealth’s Manchester clinic, as part of the Society’s pilot national scheme,launched during 2011, to provide physiotherapy services for merchantnavy ratings.

area. The project is due to conclude around mid-2012when an evaluation report, identifying lessons andrecommendations for the future, will be produced.

Physiotherapy Services

Following the success of the Society’s original projectproviding physiotherapy to fishermen in Newlyn -through a dedicated local private provider - a consultant,funded by the MCFG, had undertaken a study exploringthe feasibility of establishing further pilot projectsproviding physiotherapy services for both workingfishermen and merchant seafarers. Further preparatorywork resulted in the establishment of a number of newpilots during 2011. The Society is most grateful to Trinity




House for sharing the costs of the new pilots, and to theFishermen’s Mission for their practical support in helping tomake the fishing schemes workable.

In March, three pilots for fishermen were launched inBrixham (Devon), Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) and Peterhead(Scotland) and, in June, a national scheme for merchant navy ratings was launched. The Kilkeel and merchant navy schemes are operated by a private provider, with anational partnership network of appropriately qualifiedphysiotherapists, while the other two pilots involve workingcollaboratively with existing public service providers with aview to making their services more responsive to fishermenand thus increase uptake of the services. All make use ofspecialist telephone triage/advice services with the remit ofguiding callers so that appropriate cases can receive promptphysiotherapy treatment.

This varied approach arose partly from the intention toidentify opportunities with willing public service providers,

and partly with a view to evaluating their respective meritsand learning lessons for the future.

By the end of the year 41 seafarers had been referred to themerchant navy scheme and 30 fishermen to the various newfishing schemes, in addition to 36 receiving treatment underthe existing Newlyn project - over 100 in all. These numbersare generally in line with expectations except for Peterheadwhere take up has been considerably lower than anticipated.A fuller evaluation will be undertaken in due course.

Health Trainer for the fishing community in the Bridlington area

A new part time Health Trainer post, based within theexisting Health Trainer Service at NHS East Riding, anddedicated to working with the fishing community inBridlington and the surrounding area, was established, on aone year trial basis, from mid-2011. Health Trainers - whoserole is non-clinical and who may be personally closely

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Paula Rooke of the NHS East Riding Health Trainer Service with a Bridlington fisherman - and being filmed for a television news item! As part of a trialfunded by the Society, Paula was appointed during the year as a Health Trainer to support healthier lifestyles among the local fishing community.




associated with the communities they work with - reach outto people who are in circumstances that put them at greaterrisk of poor health and support them to adopt healthierlifestyles through empowerment and helping them to set a personal health plan. The project has the active support ofthe local Fishermen’s Mission staff.

6 months into the project, at the end of 2011, over 30individual fishermen had been engaged by the service, anumber that was steadily rising and expected to reach thefirst year target of 70 after 12 months. Considerably morehad been involved in screening initiatives and health checks.The initial trial is being funded by the Society and it is nowanticipated that a second year will be part funded by theSociety, with matched funding provided by the EuropeanFisheries Fund (EFF).

Mini Manual for Fishermen

A 32-page ‘Mini Manual’ bookletfor working fishermen has beendeveloped, addressing a range ofhealth issues, in conjunction withthe Men’s Health Forum andwithin their well known HaynesMini Manual series. A print run of15,000 copies is envisaged with alaunch due in mid-2012. Theproject is funded by the MCFG.

PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

The Society will continue to pursue its objectives as anindependent charity supporting seafarers and theirdependants through direct and indirect grant aid, and projectwork, as well as promoting the effective delivery of priorityhealthcare. It will continue to work with other maritimecharities to address the needs of its beneficiaries as effectivelyas possible, offering specific support where a need isidentified, particularly in relation to healthcare which willcontinue to be at the forefront of the Society’s work.

Specific goals for the near term include:

• Continue to actively contribute to the work of theMCFG, now that the initial development programmearising from the Supporting Seafarers 2007 report isnearing completion

• Establish the Health Development Manager role on a new job share basis, and build on development work to date

• Conclude negotiations over relocation of the Society’s offices

• Complete Strategic Review including review of theSociety’s governing document

• Complete review of investment managementarrangements

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Summary

The Society’s total incoming resources in 2011 amounted intotal to £479,647 (£494,388 in 2010). Investment incomewas £327,055 (£314,782 in 2010) and grants received were£141,731 (£169,272 in 2010). Total resources expended in2011 were £725,101 (£733,553 in 2010). Net outgoingresources on charitable activities were thus £245,454 in2011 (£239,165 in 2010).

The change in value of investment assets was a net loss in2011 of £446,478 (£701,604 net gain in 2010). As a result,net movement in funds was a deficit of £691,932 (surplus of£462,439 in 2010). Total funds at the year end were£7,429,258 (£8,121,190 at the end of 2010).

Policy on Reserves

The Society’s reserves are largely expendable endowmentsrepresented as Unrestricted Funds with some RestrictedFunds. The Society’s expenditure on assistance, support andgovernance costs is funded for the greater part frominvestment income and grant support with the policy ofmeeting any shortfall by drawing from reserves provided that, in meeting shortfalls over a period of time, the value ofthe reserves (essentially the investment assets) is notdiminished unduly, thus ensuring the continuance of theSociety. The policy on reserves is kept under review by theGeneral Committee.




Investment Policy

The Society’s long term investments are held in pooledvehicles run by J P Morgan Asset Management (UK)Limited (UK equities and bonds) and the Charities PropertyFund (property). Its investment policy sets out the range ofassets in which funds can be held and at the end ofDecember 2011 was as follows:

UK equities 70% - range 60% to 80%Fixed income 15% - range 10% to 20%Property 15% - range 10% to 20%

As at the end of December 2011 the actual distribution ofinvestments:

UK Equity Fund for Charities 71.3%Bond Fund for Charities 15.3%The Charities Property Fund 13.4%

Investment Performance

The value of investments under management decreased from£7.99m at the beginning of the year to £7.24m (on a bidprice basis) at the end of the year, in part reflecting disposalsamounting to £0.3m.

In 2011, while the Equities Fund, following a positive resultin 2010 but a mixed picture prior to that, underperformed its benchmark, the Bond Fund again, for the third year,outperformed its benchmark. The return for equities was -4.7%, 1.2% below the benchmark of -3.5% (FTSE All Share Index). For bonds, the return was +11.6%, 1% abovethe benchmark of +10.6% (50% FTSE Government All Stocks Index and 50% Barclays Sterling Non Gilt Index). The Charities Property Fund produced a total return of +7.5%, 0.7% above the benchmark of 6.8% (IPDAll Balanced Funds Property Index).

As common investment funds open to all charities inEngland and Wales, the J P Morgan funds are not permittedto have an ethical policy which is not based on maximisingfinancial returns. However, after discussions with the CharityCommission, neither fund will invest in the sector directlyinvolved in tobacco manufacturing.

STATEMENT OF GENERAL COMMITTEE’SRESPONSIBILITIES

The General Committee is responsible for preparing theGeneral Committee’s Report and the accounts inaccordance with applicable law and United KingdomAccounting Standards (United Kingdom GenerallyAccepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requiresthe General Committee to prepare accounts for eachfinancial year which give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs of the Society and of the incoming resources andapplication of resources of the Society for that year.

In preparing these accounts, the General Committee arerequired to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

• observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

• make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• state whether applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed, subject to any material departures disclosedand explained in the accounts; and

• prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unlessit is inappropriate to presume that the charity willcontinue in operation.

The General Committee is responsible for keeping properaccounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy atany time the financial position of the Society and enable itto ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008and the provisions of the trust deed. It is also responsible forsafeguarding the assets of the Society and hence for takingreasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraudand other irregularities.

APPROVED AND SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THEGENERAL COMMITTEE

Peter McEwen MBE MNM Chairman 14th May 2012




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE general committee OF THE


We have audited the accounts of Seamen's Hospital Society for the year ended 31st December 2011 set out on pages 16 to23. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom23. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United KingdomAccounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 andThis report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 andregulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity'strustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extentpermitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustees as a body, for ourpermitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustees as a body, for ouraudit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of General Committee and auditors

As explained more fully in the Statement of General Committee's Responsibilities, the General Committee are responsible for the preparation of accounts which give a true and fair view.

We have been appointed as auditors under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulationsmade under section 154 of that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the accounts in accordance withapplicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with theAuditing Practices Board's (APB's) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the accounts sufficient to give reasonable assurancethat the accounts are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whetherthe accounting policies are appropriate to the charity's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequatelydisclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the General Committee; and the overall presentationof the accounts. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the General Committee's AnnualReport to identify material inconsistencies with the audited accounts. If we become aware of any apparent materialmisstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

Opinion

In our opinion the accounts:

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31st December 2011 and of its incoming resources andapplication of resources, for the year then ended;

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us toreport to you if, in our opinion:- the information given in the General Committee's Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the accounts; or- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or- the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

14th May 2012

Alliotts Imperial House Chartered Accountants 15 KingswayStatutory Auditor London WC2B 6UN

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES


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Unrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total TotalUnrestricted Restricted Total Totalfunds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010funds funds 2011 2010

Incoming resources Notes £ £ £ £

Incoming resources from generated funds

Voluntary income - donations 1,361 - 1,361 3,834 - 1,361 3,834 - 1,361 3,834 - 1,361 3,834 - 1,361 3,834 - legacies receivable 3,000 - 3,000 - 3,000 - 3,000 -- grants receivable 2 5,340 136,391 141,731 169,2725,340 136,391 141,731 169,2725,340 136,391 141,731 169,2725,340 136,391 141,731 169,2725,340 136,391 141,731 169,2725,340 136,391 141,731 169,272

Investment income 3 327,034 3 327,034 3 327,034 21 327,055 314,782 21 327,055 314,782 21 327,055 314,782 21 327,055 314,782 21 327,055 314,782

Incoming resources from charitable activities

Rent receivable 4 6,500 - 6,500 6,500 - 6,500 6,500 - 6,500 6,500 - 6,500 6,500 - 6,500 6,500

Total incoming resources 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388 343,235 136,412 479,647 494,388

Resources expended

Investment management costs 36,073 - 36,073 35,655 - 36,073 35,655 - 36,073 35,655 - 36,073 35,655 - 36,073 35,655

Charitable activities 5 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,2765 525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276

Governance costs 6 29,524 6 29,524 6 29,524 - 29,524 27,622 - 29,524 27,622 - 29,524 27,622 - 29,524 27,622 - 29,524 27,622

Total resources expended 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553 591,040 134,061 725,101 733,553

Net (outgoing)/resources before and after transfers and before other recognised gains and losses (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165) (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165) (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165) (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165) (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165) (247,805) 2,351 (245,454) (239,165)

Other recognised gains/losses: Net (loss)/gain on investment assets 10 (446,478) 10 (446,478) 10 (446,478) - (446,478) 701,604- (446,478) 701,604- (446,478) 701,604- (446,478) 701,604- (446,478) 701,604

Net movement in funds (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439 (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439 (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439 (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439 (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439 (694,283) 2,351 (691,932) 462,439

Reconciliation of funds: Total fund balances at 1st January 2011 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751 8,114,264 6,926 8,121,190 7,658,751

Total fund balances at 31st December 2011 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190 13 7,419,981 9,277 7,429,258 8,121,190

All recognised gains and losses in the year and the previous year have been included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

The results for the year and the previous year as set out above have been derived entirely from continuing operations.

The notes on pages 18 to 23 form part of the accounts.




BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2011

2011 2010 Notes £ £ £ £

Fixed assets

Tangible assets 9 79,081 81,015

Investments 10 7,240,396 7,986,874

7,319,477 8,067,889

Current assets

Debtors 11 114,873 11 114,873 11 114,873 95,005

Cash at bank and in hand 63,930 38,229

178,803 133,234

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 (69,022) 12 (69,022) 12 (69,022) (79,933)

Net current assets 109,781 53,301

Total assets less current liabilities 7,429,258 8,121,190

Funds

Unrestricted 13 7,419,981 8,114,264

Restricted 14 9,277 6,926

7,429,258 8,121,190

The accounts on pages 16 to 23 were approved by the General Committee on 14th May 2012

Peter McEwen MBE MNM Graham Lane FCAChairman Honorary Treasurer

The notes on pages 18 to 23 form part of the accounts.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS


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1 Accounting policies

1.1 Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain fixed assets, andin accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting byCharities", ('SORP'), issued in March 2005 and the Charities Act 2011.

1.2 Investment income

Distributions of income from Common Investment Funds are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis,at an amount which includes any income tax recoverable from HM Revenue & Customs.

Bank interest is included in the Statement of Financial Activities on receipt and is received gross. Allocation on a time basis of interestreceivable is made to the restricted fund.

1.3 Investments and Investment Gains and Losses

Units in the Common Investment Funds are valued on a bid price basis.

All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses are calculated as thedifference between sales proceeds and opening market value (or purchase date if later). Unrealised gains and losses are calculated asthe difference between the market value at the end of the year and opening market value (or purchase date if later). Realised andunrealised gains and losses are not separated in the Statement of Financial Activities.

1.4 Incoming resources

Incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be receivedand that the monetary value of the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.

1.5 Resources expended

All revenue expenditure incurred by the charity during the year has been charged to the Statement of Financial Activities. Inaccordance with the SORP, a liability is only disclosed for those grants where a legal and constructive obligation to make paymentexists at the year end. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is classified under appropriate headings that aggregateall costs related to the same category. Grants payable are made to third parties in furtherance of the charitable objects of the Society.

Included within costs of charitable activities are support costs, which comprise costs for processing grants and applications includingsupport to actual and potential applicants, and an apportionment of overhead costs; governance costs are those incurred in the runningof the charity itself as an organisation. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to either of these two categories, an apportionmentis made based on staff activity levels. Costs that are directly attributable to restricted funds are charged against the relevant fund.Support costs not directly attributable to restricted funds are allocated on a reasonable basis as approved by the trustees.

The trustees have reviewed the basis on which certain costs have been allocated between charitable support and governance. Afterthis review, the trustees have concluded that certain costs that had previously been allocated to governance based on a percentageshould be allocated 100% to charitable support costs.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of expenditure for which it was incurred.

Comparative figures

The comparative figures in respect of support and governance costs have been revised to bring them on the same basis as 2011.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Fixed assets are only capitalised where their cost, either individually or as a functional set, exceeds £3,000.

Depreciation is provided at rates estimated to write off the relevant assets by equal annual amounts over their expected useful lives.The rates used are as follows:

Office premises straight line over the balance of the lease - to 2024Computers and related equipment 25% straight lineFixtures, fittings & equipment 15% straight line

No depreciation is charged on selected furniture and fixtures, shown under other fixed assets, as the residual value is considered to behigher than the carrying value.

1.7 Pensions

The pension costs charged in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity during the yearin accordance with FRS 17.




NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)


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2 Grants receivable

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2011 2010 £ £ £ £

Trinity House- Room Hire 5,340 - 5,340 5,523- Physiotherapy pilots - 20,000 20,000 -

Seafarers UK - 70,541 70,541 37,000

Maritime Charities Funding Group- Seafarers' Advice & Information Line - 30,100 30,100 44,500- Health Development projects - 5,000 5,000 35,249

Merchant Navy Welfare Board - 10,750 10,750 43,000

Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - - - 4,000

5,340 136,391 141,731 169,272

3 Investment income


Equity 215,462 - 215,462 189,339

Bond 46,375 - 46,375 51,493

Property 64,706 - 64,706 73,150

Short term cash deposits- Other bank accounts 491 - 491 658

Interest receivable - 21 21 67

Interest foregone on loan to Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Home - - - 75

327,034 21 327,055 314,782

4 Rent receivable

2011 2010 £ £

Rental for SAIL accommodation at 29 King William Walk 6,500 6,500






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5 Charitable activities - assistance to seafarers in the UK

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2011 2010 funds funds 2011 2010 funds funds 2011 2010 funds funds 2011 2010 funds funds 2011 2010 funds funds 2011 2010 £ £ £ £

Grants to individuals - 270 (2010 - 219) 118,562 - 118,562 102,304- 118,562 102,304- 118,562 102,304- 118,562 102,304- 118,562 102,304

Grants for Harbourside Physiotherapy - 36 (2010 - 57) 5,691 - 5,691 6,226- 5,691 6,226- 5,691 6,226- 5,691 6,226- 5,691 6,226

Grants to Institutions:

- Seafarers Advice and Information Line 112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448112,329 111,441 223,770 249,448

- Other (note 5a) 108,150 - 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580

Interest on loan to Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Home (note 3) - - - 75

Grants for Dreadnought Medical Service:

- General - 43 43 267

- Patient expenses - 36 (2010 - 27) - 5,305 5,305 3,180- 5,305 5,305 3,180- 5,305 5,305 3,180- 5,305 5,305 3,180- 5,305 5,305 3,180- 5,305 5,305 3,180

344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080344,732 116,789 461,521 473,080

Health Development Project costs (note 5b) 20,000 15,723 35,723 46,97920,000 15,723 35,723 46,97920,000 15,723 35,723 46,97920,000 15,723 35,723 46,97920,000 15,723 35,723 46,97920,000 15,723 35,723 46,979

364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059 364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059 364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059 364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059 364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059 364,732 132,512 497,244 520,059

Support costs

Staff costs including travel 126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687126,984 1,549 128,533 111,687

Staff recruitment - - - 5,863- 5,863- 5,863- 5,863

Office costs 12,075 - 12,075 13,893- 12,075 13,893- 12,075 13,893- 12,075 13,893- 12,075 13,893

Building running and maintenance costs 5,192 - 5,192 6,602- 5,192 6,602- 5,192 6,602- 5,192 6,602- 5,192 6,602

Publicity costs 10,986 - 10,986 7,583- 10,986 7,583- 10,986 7,583- 10,986 7,583- 10,986 7,583

Depreciation 5,474 - 5,474 4,589- 5,474 4,589- 5,474 4,589- 5,474 4,589- 5,474 4,589

160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217160,711 1,549 162,260 150,217

525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276525,443 134,061 659,504 670,276

5a Grants to Institutions - other

MCFG Development Programme 40,000 - 40,000 40,000- 40,000 40,000- 40,000 40,000- 40,000 40,000- 40,000 40,000

Nautilus Welfare Fund - Mariners' Park 32,500 - 32,500 30,000- 32,500 30,000- 32,500 30,000- 32,500 30,000- 32,500 30,000

Merchant Seamen's War Memorial Society 17,500 - 17,500 17,500- 17,500 17,500- 17,500 17,500- 17,500 17,500- 17,500 17,500

Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society - - - 10,000- 10,000- 10,000- 10,000

Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen 10,000 - 10,000 7,500- 10,000 7,500- 10,000 7,500- 10,000 7,500- 10,000 7,500

The Physical Initiative - - - 980

Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest 2,500 - 2,500 2,500- 2,500 2,500- 2,500 2,500- 2,500 2,500- 2,500 2,500

Scottish Nautical Welfare Society 3,000 - 3,000 3,000- 3,000 3,000- 3,000 3,000- 3,000 3,000- 3,000 3,000

Annual National Service for Seafarers 150 - 150 100

Apostleship of the Sea 2,500 - 2,500 - 2,500 - 2,500 -

108,150 - 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580- 108,150 111,580






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5b Health Development Project costs

Healthcare access study - - - 20,140

Expanded physiotherapy planning - - - 9,883

New physiotherapy pilots - 10,723 10,723 -

Respite care study - - - 2,500

Fisherman Mini Manual - 5,000 5,000 -

Seafarers homes - fitness programme - - - 6,726

Better health for older seafarers pilot 15,000 - 15,000 7,500

Health Trainer - Bridlington fishermen 5,000 - 5,000 -

Miscellaneous costs - - - 230

20,000 15,723 35,723 46,979

Total staff costs are detailed in note 8.

6 Governance costs

2011 2010

£ £

Staff costs 9,322 7,400

Members and committee expenses 387 449

Trinity House room hire (see note below) 5,340 5,523

Annual Court and Report & Accounts 4,475 4,662

Legal and professional 1,000 588

Auditors' remuneration 6,300 6,300

Auditors' fees for non-audit work 2,700 2,700

29,524 27,622

A grant of £5,340 (2010: £5,523) was received from Trinity House (see also Note 2) to cover charges invoiced - identified above -in respect of Trinity House rooms hired for the Society's committees and Annual Court.

Total staff costs are detailed in note 8.

7 Related Party Transactions and Payments to Trustees

The sum of £109 (2010 - £127) was reimbursed to 3 trustees (2010 - 2) in respect of travel and subsistence costs incurred in theperformance of duties on behalf of the Society. An amount of £1,000 (2010 - £588) was paid to a firm of solicitors in which atrustee is a partner.






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8 Employees

Number of employees 2011 2010

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 4 4

Staff costs 2011 2010£ £

Salaries 119,757 101,606

Social Security Costs 11,577 10,284

Pension costs 4,921 4,665

136,255 116,555

The number of staff for whom retirement benefits are accruing under money purchase pension schemes amounted to 4 (2010: 4).There were no employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 or more.

9 Tangible fixed assets

Office Computers Furniture,premises and related fixtures and Other fixed

equipment equipment assets Total Cost or valuation £ £ £ £ £

At 1st January 2011 47,126 4,231 9,981 47,125 108,463Additions - 3,540 - - 3,540

At 31st December 2011 47,126 7,771 9,981 47,125 112,003

DepreciationAt 1st January 2011 16,538 3,174 7,736 - 27,448Charge for the year 2,186 1,943 1,345 - 5,474

At 31st December 2011 18,724 5,117 9,081 - 32,922

Net book valueAt 31st December 2011 28,402 2,654 900 47,125 79,081

At 31st December 2010 30,588 1,057 2,245 47,125 81,015

Selected furniture and fixtures (shown under other fixed assets) were revalued by Hector Paterson & Co in 2005

10 Fixed asset investments

2011 2010 £ £

Market value of investment funds at 1st January 2011 7,986,874 7,285,270

Disposal proceeds (300,000) -

Change in value in the year (446,478) 701,604

Market value of investment funds at 31st December 2011 7,240,396 7,986,874

Historical cost:At 31st December 2011 9,392,829 9,673,121

Except for The Charities Property Fund, the investment assets are quoted on the UK stock exchange.



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10.1 Schedule of investment funds

Market Value Cost £ % £ %

J P Morgan Bond Fund 1,110,278 15.33 955,805 10.18

J P Morgan UK Equity Fund 5,158,600 71.25 6,937,024 73.85

The Charities Property Fund 971,518 13.42 1,500,000 15.97

7,240,396 100.00 9,392,829 100.00

11 Debtors

2011 2010£ £

Other debtors 44,495 25,336

Accrued income 70,378 69,366

Prepayments - 303

114,873 95,005

12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2011 2010£ £

Other creditors 34,000 34,480

Accruals 35,022 34,703

Deferred income - 10,750

69,022 79,933

13 Analysis of movement in funds

Restricted funds Unrestricted Total Total(note 14) funds 2011 2010

£ £ £ £

Balance at 1st January 2011 6,926 8,114,264 8,121,190 7,658,751

Net movement in funds 2,351 (694,283) (691,932) 462,439

Balance at 31st December 2011 9,277 7,419,981 7,429,258 8,121,190

14 Restricted funds

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grantsheld on trust for specific purposes:

Movement in funds

Balance at New funds Interest Outgoing Balance at 1st Jan 2011 allocation resources 31st Dec 11

£ £ £ £ £

Benefit of Dreadnought Medical Service 6,876 - 21 (6,897) -

Seafarers' Advice and Information Line 50 111,391 - (111,441) -

Fisherman Mini Manual - 5,000 - (5,000) -

New physiotherapy pilots - 20,000 - (10,723) 9,277

6,926 136,391 21 (134,061) 9,277




The Society has benefited greatly throughout its history fromindividual donations and bequests, which have providedvaluable additional income to support the welfare of seafarersand their dependants in need. Although the Society does not engage in active fundraising, such contributions insupport of its work are always most welcome, and the presenttime is no exception.

Single donations or regular donations by means of a StandingOrder Mandate are invited. In both cases the value can beenhanced by signing a Gift Aid declaration which enables theSociety to recover tax from HM Revenue & Customs.Higher rate tax payers can also claim back the differencebetween the higher rate of tax and the basic rate of tax. Forthose wishing to donate, a tear out page at the end of this

Report and Accounts provides a Gift Aid declaration and aStanding Order Mandate with the return address of theSociety.

Legacies

The Society was most grateful to receive a legacy from theestate of Mrs Yvonne Gladys Grant.

Donations

A donation was received from Her Majesty The Queenduring the year and the Society records its grateful thanks forher generous support. The Society is also most grateful fordonations from the following:

Mr M Ashby

DHL UK Foundation

Glen McGregor Association

Mr J D Guthrie

Merchant Navy Lodge

The Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne GCB MC

Nautilus International

Poth Hille & Co Ltd

Mr K Smallbones

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Captain M J Winter

LEGACIES AND DONATIONS

Courtesy of the Apostleship of the Sea




Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr, CMG DSO FRCP (1881-1966):

one of the Society’s most distinguished physicians

Originally Philip Heinrich Bahr and with a German lineage, he changed his name to Manson-Bahr

subsequent to his marriage to Sir Patrick Manson’s (see SHSReport and Accounts 2009: 24-5) daughter in 1909. Thisapparently had Manson’s blessing, of whom he was a jointauthor of the definitive biography The Life and Work of SirPatrick Manson.1

Born in Liverpool, Bahr waseducated at Rugby School andTrinity College, Cambridge. Hequalified in Medicine at the(Royal) London Hospital in1907. Overseas work took himfirst to Fiji, where he worked ondysenteric disease and lymphaticfilariasis (a blood borne parasiticinfection). Next was Ceylon(now Sri Lanka) where hedevoted his time to tropicalsprue, and wrote A Report onResearches on sprue in Ceylon1912-1914 2: the aetiology of thisdisease has still to be established,but it is a long-standing diseaseinvolving the small intestine,giving rise to defectiveassimilation o f nutrients.

During the Great War (1914-18)Manson-Bahr served in Egypt,Palestine and the Dardanelles and was awarded a DSO. Hismajor research pursuit there was on pellagra, then anenigmatic disease which some felt was infectious, and is nowknown to be a deficiency disease associated with vitamin B(niacine) deficiency.

Manson-Bahr was appointed to the Society’s Albert Dock(branch) Hospital in 19213 ; and later became a lecturer at theLondon School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), then locatedat Endsleigh Gardens, Euston - the site also of the Hospitalfor Tropical Diseases which was officially opened in 1920(also administered by this Society). Here, he undertook care

of both the Society’s and his own private patients. The LSTM was later transferred to the London School ofHygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) which wasofficially opened in 1929; Manson-Bahr subsequentlybecame Director of its Department of Clinical TropicalMedicine on G C Low’s (1872-1952) retirement in 1937; a post which he retained until his own retirement in 1947.

He was a consultant in tropicalmedicine to the TilburyHospital (also administered bythis Society) from 1927-1947.

Manson-Bahr was also aConsultant Physician to theColonial Office and CrownAgents from 1927-1947. Heserved as President of the RoyalSociety of Tropical Medicineand Hygiene (1946-1948)4 andalso of the Medical Society ofLondon (1946-1947). Manson-Bahr edited Manson’s TropicalDiseases between 1921 and1960; this he had ‘inherited’from his father-in-law, whosefirst edition was published in1898 and still goes strong today!

In addition, Manson-Bahr was aprolific author (his bibliographyincludes over 600 publications),

most contributions being devoted to various aspects oftropical medicine. Arguably his most valuable book wasdevoted to the history of the LSTM and its major figures5,which was written to celebrate its half-centenary which itshared with the LSHTM.

Like so many early tropical medicine physicians, Manson-Bahr was also a distinguished ornithologist. He subsequently became president of the British Society of Ornithologists,and was a frequent contributor to Ibis (the InternationalJournal of Avian Science).

Sir Philip Manson-Bahr (1881-1966). (Courtesy of the Wellcome Library, London)




Above all, Manson-Bahr was undoubtedly one of the leading(if not the leading) tropical physicians of his generation inLondon, and obviously did much to enhance the reputationof this Society in the first half of the twentieth century.

Professor G C Cook MD DSc FRCPHonorary Life Governor and Archivist

References:

1. P H Manson-Bahr, A Alcock. The Life and Work of Sir PatrickManson. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd. 1927:273

2. P H Bahr. A Report on Researches on sprue in Ceylon 1912-1914.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1915: 155Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1915: 155Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1915: 155

3. G C Cook. Disease in the Merchant Navy: a history of the Seamen’sHospital Society. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing 2007: 630.

4. G C Cook. Twenty-six Portland Place: the early years of the RoyalSociety of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. London: RadcliffePublishing 2011: 597.

5. P Manson-Bahr. History of the School of Tropical Medicine in London(1899-1949). London: H K Lewis 1956: 328

Professor Gordon Cook is aphysician who has specialised intropical and infectious disease. Aswell as London, he has workedin Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia,Saudi Arabia and Papua NewGuinea, occupying chairs ofmedicine in the latter threecountries. He has alsocontributed widely to medicalhistory, especially that involvingtropical medicine (which

includes this Society). As well as involvement in severalmedical societies, he was President of the Royal Society ofTropical Medicine and Hygiene (1993-5). He is now aVisiting Professor at University College London. The SocietyVisiting Professor at University College London. The SocietyVisiting Professor at University College London. The Societyis most grateful to Professor Cook for a series of historicalarticles which have appeared in its Annual Reports over thepast decade, of which the present article is the latest example.




Past Patrons, PRESIDENTS AND CHAIRMEN

Patron, PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS and HONORARY LIFE GOVERNORS

Vice-Presidents

Captain I B Taylor OBE 1997

The Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne GCB MC 2004

Captain D T Smith OBE FNI RN 2004

Mr J D Guthrie FICS 2010

Mr G P Ellis FCMA 2011

Honorary Life Governors

Elected for services rendered to the Seamen’s Hospital Society:

Mr C Blount

Mrs J Sullivan

Professor G C Cook MD DSc FRCP

Patron

HRH The Duke of York KG GCVO ADC 2001

President

Sir Brian Shaw (deceased 5th February 2011) 2003

Past Patrons

His Majesty King George IV 1821

His Majesty King William IV 1830

Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1837

His Majesty King Edward VII 1901

His Majesty King George V * 1910

His Majesty King Edward VIII * 1936

His Majesty King George VI * 1937

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1953

* Jointly with Her Majesty Queen Mary

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Past Presidents

The Rt Hon Viscount Melville 1821

His Grace The Duke of Northumberland 1852

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT 1876

His Grace The Duke of Marlborough KG 1905

Admiral His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg,

Marquis of Milford Haven GCB GCVO KCMG 1912

His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG 1921

The Rt Hon Lord Lloyd of Dolobran PC GCSI GCIE DSO 1938

The Rt Hon Lord Moyne PC DSO 1941

Admiral of the Fleet The Rt Hon The Earl of Cork

and Orrery GCB GCVO 1946

Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, Bart CB DSO TD RNVR 1949

Sir Colin Anderson KBE 1962

Mr Anthony Benn OBE 1978

The Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne GCB MC 1982

Past Chairmen

Mr John Blackburn 1821

Captain W Bowles RN (Admiral Sir William Bowles KCB) 1825

Mr Francis Le Breton 1869

Mr Joseph Moore 1875

Mr Frederick Cleeve CB RN (Sir Frederick Cleeve KCB) 1886

Admiral The Hon Francis Egerton 1890

Vacant 1895-98

Mr P A Nairne (Sir Perceval Nairne) 1898

Captain A W Clarke (Captain Sir Arthur Clarke GCVO KBE) 1922

The Rt Hon Lord Lloyd of Dolobran PC GCSI GCIE DSO 1932

Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, Bart CB DSO TD RNVR 1937

Sir Ernest Murrant KCMG MBE 1946

Captain Guy Lydekker OBE DSC RN 1967

Mr Anthony Benn OBE 1971

Captain R Hart CBE DSO DSC* RN 1978

Captain I B Taylor OBE 1983

Captain D T Smith OBE FNI RN 1997

Mr J D Guthrie FICS 2004




GENEral Committee

Chairman Mr P McEwen MBE MNM Committee 1999

Chairman 2010

Deputy Chairman Mr A P J Lydekker Committee 1968

Deputy Chairman 1997

Honorary Treasurer Mr G Lane FCA (from June 2011) Treasurer 2011

Mr GP Ellis FCMA (to June 2011) Committee 2001

Treasurer 2002

Members Mr M Carden (from June 2011) 2011

Mr R J Chichester MA 2005

Mr M J Gladwyn 2009

Captain D Glass OBE MNM 2003

Mr J C Jenkinson MVO 1974

Surgeon Commander J F Leonard MB ChB MSc MFOM RN 2001

Dr C Mendes da Costa MBBS MRCGP 2008

Mr A R Nairne CBE FSA 1984

Mr J T Newton 2005

Captain A J Speed 2002

Captain C M C Stewart LVO 2005

Mr S Todd (to June 2011) 2004


Surg Cdr J F Leonard MB ChB MSc MFOM RN


Mr J C Jenkinson MVO

Captain D GlassOBE MNM

Captain A J Speed

Mr P S CoulsonGeneral Secretary

Mrs S HillierSenior Administrative Assistant

Ms S HampshireHealth Development Manager

Mr A R NairneCBE FSA

Mr R J Chichester MA

General Committee AND STAFF



Captain C M C StewartLVO

Mr M Carden (from June 2011)

Mrs J WilsonAdministrative Assistant

Mr J T Newton

Mr M Gladwyn

Mr G Lane FCAHonorary Treasurer(from June 2011)

Mr P McEwen MBE MNM Chairman

Mr A P J LydekkerDeputy Chairman

Dr C Mendes da CostaMBBS MRCGP




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