ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE SEA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 January 1985
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £744
Latest expenditure: £41,088
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: BDB Pitmans Llp, 1 Bartholomew Close, LONDON, EC1A 7BL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.acops.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charitys object & principal activity is that of encouraging the prevention of marine pollution & promoting & conducting research into its causes and effects.For futher details on the charities activities please visit our website: www.acops.org.uk

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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: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £744
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,088

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: 3 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £61,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,538

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,188

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,848

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,848

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Charity Annual Return Parta

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: 3 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £61,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,538
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,848
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,848
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE SEA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1985-01-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 06 MAR 2026
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ASSIST, ADVISE AND PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE SEAS OF THE WORLD FROM POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES(B) TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POLLUTION OF THE SEAS INCLUDING RESEARCH INTO MEANS WHEREBY THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF SUCH POLLUTION MAY BE REDUCED; AND TO PUBLICISE AND COMMENT ON SUCH RESEARCH AND ACTION TAKEN(C) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY THOSE ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH EXTRACTIVE AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, FISHING, DUMPING, WASTE MATERIALS, PRESERVING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM HUMAN POACHING AND TRANSPORT UPON THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE SEA(D) TO PROMOTE STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL RELATING TO COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH ADVISORY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES(E) TO IDENTIFY COST-EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED AT THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL(F) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, QUANTIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ROOT CAUSES OF MARINE POLLUTION AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 70571
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff