# Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1190632 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1190632) - Website: https://www.scms-charity.org - Latest income: £130; spending £19.4k - What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Other charitable purposes - Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations - Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales - Other names: Scms - Benevolent Fund (working) - Trustees: 4 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/society-of-consulting-marine-engineers-and-ships-surveyors-benevolent-fund The charity makes grants:1. The relief of poverty amongst members of the SCMS and their partners;2. Assists in the advancement of the education of the public in the maritime industry, including but not exclusively, through the provision of grants, scholarships and bursaries for marine related courses;3. Other charitable purposes as the Trustees may determine, related to the marine industry. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 31 Dec 2025 | £130 | £19.4k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £260 | £18.2k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £160 | £28.7k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £90 | £17.6k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £513 | £6,375 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The objects of the CIO are to promote for the benefit of the public:1 the relief of poverty amongst members of the society and their partners, surviving partners, immediate families and dependants, including those who may be in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial or other disadvantage;2 the advancement of the education of the public in the maritime industry, including but not exclusively, through the provision of grants, which may include grants, scholarships, and bursaries for the development or study of maritime-related educational courses; and3 such other charitable purposes as the trustees may determine at their discretion from time to time, which may include in particular those which go to promote the maritime industry. ## What it funds Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund reported income of £130 and spending of £19.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £90.3k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (scms-charity.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ### Does Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund give each year? The register does not break out Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £19.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £18.1k a year. ### How large is Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ships Surveyors - Benevolent Fund? 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