Activities

As described by the charity on the register

To disseminate knowledge, of the seas and marine life, including the use of marine and other organisms for basic biosciences for the benefit of the public (where biosciences means marine biology in its widest sense).

Latest income

£6.1m

Expenditure

£6.5m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £5.2m £5.6m
2022-03-31 £5.1m £6.0m
2023-03-31 £8.9m £6.8m
2024-03-31 £5.3m £6.8m
2025-03-31 £6.1m £6.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £11k
Charitable activities £5.5m
Trading £88k
Investment income £418k
Total income £6.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.5m
Raising funds £81
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £44k
Total expenditure £6.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £15.8m
Total funds £21.7m
— restricted £5.6m
— unrestricted £15.8m
— endowment £303k
Total assets £21.7m
Cash £251k

People

Employees 89

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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.