Sailors Children’s Society – (Registered Charity No. 224505)
https://sailorschildren.org.uk/

Sailors’ Children’s Society is a national charity that provides support to children whose parent has made a living at sea or from the inland canals or rivers. We help mariners from fishing fleets, Royal Navy and Merchant Navy families including ferries, cruise ships, cargo ships and offshore industries. The families we support are experiencing financial and emotional hardship.

The Mission to Seafarers – (Registered Charity England 1123613 / Scotland (SC039211)
https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/

The Mission to Seafarers is a Christian welfare charity that provides practical, emotional, and spiritual support to seafarers worldwide. They offer assistance to the 1.89 million people working at sea, many of whom face dangers, loneliness, and isolation. The organization operates in over 200 ports across 50 countries, offering services like ship visits, drop-in centers, and emergency support.

Stella Maris – ( Registered charity in England and Wales number 1069833. Registered charity in Scotland number SC043085)
https://stellamaris.org.uk/

Stella Maris is the largest ship-visiting network in the world.
They improve the lives of seafarers and fishers through their network of local chaplains and seafarer centres, expert information, advocacy, and spiritual support.
Stella Maris helps thousands of seafarers every year who are struggling with loneliness, exhaustion, bullying and exploitation.

Queen Victoria Seamans Rest – (Charity number: 1106126-1)
https://www.qvsr.org.uk/

Established in 1843 as the Seamen’s Mission of the Methodist Church, the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSR) has a long history of serving those in need, both on land and at sea.
The Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSR) provides accommodation and welfare support to seafarers, veterans, and other individuals in need. They offer long-term and transitional housing, as well as various services like sports facilities, leisure activities, and assistance with benefits and medical issues. QVSR also operates seafarers’ centers at ports like Tilbury, London Cruise Terminal, and Felixstowe, providing support to active seafarers visiting the UK.

The Sailors Society – (Registered Charity No. 237778)
https://www.sailors-society.org/

Sailors’ Society is an international maritime charity that provides practical, emotional, and spiritual support to seafarers and their families worldwide. They offer a range of services, including a 24/7 helpline, crisis response, wellness programs, and financial assistance, aiming to transform the lives of those who live and work at sea.

The Sea Farers Charity – (Registered Charity, no. 226446 in England and Wales)
https://www.theseafarerscharity.org/

The Seafarers’ Charity makes a life-changing impact in troubled times. Our donations and grants to organisations support those who work – or have worked – at sea, and their families.
Proactive and forward-looking, we also seek ways to prevent issues becoming problems. Through funding, collaboration, research and advocacy, we tackle the root causes of seafarer hardship and disadvantage in the UK and around the world.

The Merchant Navy Welfare Board – (Registered Charity No. 212799 in England & Wales and SCO39669 in Scotland)
https://www.mnwb.org/

Improving the lives of seafarers and fishers by raising welfare standards in collaboration with our stakeholders. The work of MNWB is to help improve the effectiveness of all those charities caring for merchant seafarers, fishermen and their dependants.

The Royal Alfred Seafarer Society – (Charity No.209776)
https://royalalfredseafarers.co.uk/ 

The Royal Alfred was established as a charity in 1865 to help retired seafarers and their dependents and has since evolved to offer dedicated care to people living with dementia. In 2018, we welcomed the public and esteemed guests to our annual Open Day. Play the video to see what life is like inside our award-winning care home.

Seafarers Hospital Society – (Registered charity number 231724)
https://seahospital.org.uk/

The Seafarers Hospital Society is a maritime charity dedicated to meeting the health, welfare and advice needs of seafarers of any nationality based in the United Kingdom. We’ve been looking after the health and welfare of seafarers and their families for 200 years.

The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society – (Registered Charity No. 212034)
https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/

Since 1839, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society has provided financial assistance to fishermen and mariners and their dependants who have suffered hardship, misfortune or poverty, as a result of an accident, illness, disability, unemployment or retirement.

Marine Society – (Marine Society and Sea Cadets is a charity registered in England and Wales 313013 and in Scotland SC037808)
https://www.marine-society.org/

We’re here to help seafarers realise their full potential by helping them learn new skills, gain accredited qualifications and improve welfare.

Nautilus International – (Nautilus Welfare Fund registered charity – Number 218742)
https://www.nautilusint.org/

Nautilus International is a global trade union and professional organisation for maritime professionals, offering services, welfare support and advocacy. The Nautilus Welfare Fund is a UK-registered charity administered by Nautilus International, offering a range of specialist services to support retired seafarers and their dependants. All retired seafarers (who can demonstrate a significant career in the maritime industry), and their dependants (even where the retired seafarer is deceased), are eligible to make an application for support from the charity and access its many services

The Merchant Navy Association – (charity number is 1135661)
https://mna.org.uk/index.php/en/

The Merchant Navy Association (MNA) is a UK-based maritime charity that represents all seafarers, both serving and retired, and their families. It was founded to raise awareness of the commitment and sacrifices of merchant seafarers, particularly those who served during wartime. The MNA provides welfare support, advocates for the seafaring community, and promotes the maritime industry and heritage.

NeurodiversatSea – (registered charity in England and Wales, No 1208735)
NeurodiversAtSea.org

To create a marine industry where neurodivergence is not only acknowledged, but accepted. Where neurodivergent individuals can be themselves without fear of reprisal or mistreatment, where it’s seen not as something that’s “different” or “special” but a normal part of every day life.

Safer Waves – (Registered Charity No. 1192195)
https://www.saferwaves.org/

Safer Waves was set up in 2019 to provide support to merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual violence, sexual harassment or gender discrimination on board.
Safer Waves provides a an anonymous email support service, run by volunteers who are trained in responding to disclosures of sexual violence, and who understand the specific challenges experienced when these events happen onboard a vessel.

Non – Registered Organisations

The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames – https://watermenscompany.com/

The Court of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen serves as the corporate trustee for the following charities:

  • Royal Benevolent and Educational Fund for Watermen and Lightermen (Charity No. 1086890)
  • Company’s Poor’s Fund (Charity No. 231320)

The primary beneficiaries of the Royal Benevolent and Education Fund are Freemen of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen, along with their widows or widowers.

The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames was founded in 1514, when the earliest Act of Parliament for regulating watermen, wherrymen and bargemen received Royal Assent from King Henry VIII.