01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 August 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02550966
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,339,836
- Latest expenditure
- £5,250,911
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Overross House, Ross Park, ROSS-ON-WYE, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR9 7US
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mcsuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Marine Conservation Society fights for the future of our ocean through people powered action, with science on our side. We defend habitats and species, with communities, businesses and governments. Together, we work towards a cleaner, better protected, healthier ocean. For seas full of life, where nature flourishes and people thrive.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,339,836
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,250,911
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,130,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,967,281
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,666,213
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,566,156
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,356,330
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,766,803
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,253,632
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,153,529
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,339,836
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,250,911
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12000
- Income From Government Grants
- £565
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 18497
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,130,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,967,281
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12000
- Income From Government Grants
- £243,236
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 16726
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,666,213
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,566,156
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 16532
- Income From Government Grants
- £280,685
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 18548
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,356,330
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,766,803
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 31692
- Income From Government Grants
- £287,515
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20177
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,253,632
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,153,529
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12200
- Income From Government Grants
- £231,685
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26647
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3308191
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 145194
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1670221
- Income Investments
- 14611
- Income Other
- 201619
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5339836
- Income Legacies
- 217860
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,070,037
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,180,874
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5250911
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 170880
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 904998
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4681
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 236
- Reserves
- £1,089,690
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11562
- Assets Own Use
- 11562
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,316,617
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £497,831
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,830,348
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 491376
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6455
- Assets Cash
- £1,776,691
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1089690
- Funds Restricted
- 740658
- Funds Total
- 1830348
- Count Employees
- 103
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3367642
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 196337
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1279804
- Income Investments
- 14033
- Income Other
- 272229
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5130045
- Income Legacies
- 145700
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £960,187
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,007,094
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4967281
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 127312
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 887232
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4622
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,141,771
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4877
- Assets Own Use
- 4877
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,368,886
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £632,340
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,741,423
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 626611
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5729
- Assets Cash
- £1,726,400
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1141771
- Funds Restricted
- 599652
- Funds Total
- 1741423
- Count Employees
- 101
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3072333
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 81135
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1047231
- Income Investments
- 4605
- Income Other
- 460909
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4666213
- Income Legacies
- 49708
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £967,392
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,598,764
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5566156
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 128610
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 934003
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6825
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,124,404
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9497
- Assets Own Use
- 9497
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,263,885
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £694,723
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,578,659
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 678606
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 16117
- Assets Cash
- £1,428,983
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1124404
- Funds Restricted
- 454255
- Funds Total
- 1578659
- Count Employees
- 110
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3373134
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17201
- Income Charitable Activities
- 576247
- Income Investments
- 821
- Income Other
- 388927
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4356330
- Income Legacies
- 185390
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £875,330
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,891,473
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4766803
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 93598
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 762809
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7013
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,624,083
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14767
- Assets Own Use
- 14767
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,250,557
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £786,722
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,478,602
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 772931
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13791
- Assets Cash
- £2,358,633
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1638850
- Funds Restricted
- 839752
- Funds Total
- 2478602
- Count Employees
- 92
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3411257
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 28671
- Income Charitable Activities
- 623016
- Income Investments
- 2859
- Income Other
- 187829
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4253632
- Income Legacies
- 227919
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £885,262
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,268,267
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4153529
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 79263
- Expenditure Governance
- 217696
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 769119
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6476
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,525,118
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13880
- Assets Own Use
- 13880
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,581,902
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £706,707
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,889,075
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 695087
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 11620
- Assets Cash
- £2,802,078
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1525118
- Funds Restricted
- 1363957
- Funds Total
- 2889075
- Count Employees
- 78
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-08-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 OCTOBER 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 NOVEMBER 2004 AND 21 APRIL 2010 as amended on 30 Jan 2019 as amended on 30 Jan 2019 as amended on 02 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 3. THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO UNDERTAKE AND PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 3.1 THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING ASSOCIATED LAND, SHORELINE AND STRUCTURES. (ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT MEANS USING, CONSERVING AND ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES SO THAT ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES, ON WHICH LIFE DEPENDS, ARE MAINTAINED, AND THE TOTAL QUALITY OF LIFE, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, CAN BE INCREASED). 3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE, COASTAL AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT, AND IN RELATION TO CONNECTED HUMAN HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFITS, AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OCEAN TO HUMAN LIFE. 3.3 PROMOTE, ASSIST, UNDERTAKE AND COMMISSION RESEARCH INTO MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE, COASTAL AND FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT AND IN RELATION TO CONNECTED HUMAN HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT. NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 19654
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- M C S
- Charity Name Id
- 19658
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment