BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) exists to combat overfishing and the destruction of biodiversity through the creation of large-scale marine reserves and by delivering new models of sustainable fishing.
Latest income
£13.0m
Expenditure
£12.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £6.3m | £4.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £7.8m | £6.2m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £11.3m | £9.5m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.3m | £12.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £13.0m | £12.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £11.6m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £1.3m |
| Investment income | £99k |
| Total income | £13.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £11.0m |
| Raising funds | £1.1m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £990k |
| Total expenditure | £12.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.8m |
| Total funds | £10.5m |
| — restricted | £5.6m |
| — unrestricted | £3.0m |
| — endowment | £2.0m |
| Total assets | £10.5m |
| Cash | £7.8m |
People
| Employees | 54 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- 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.