01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 March 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04178503
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £16,390,000
- Latest expenditure
- £17,165,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY, PROSPECT PLACE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 3DH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.pml.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
PML undertakes scientifically excellent research that generates greater understanding of the marine environment, the threats it faces, and its relationship with society. PML uses this greater understanding to effect demonstrable change in the way in which the marine environment is appreciated, managed, protected and valued. PML activities are aimed at supporting a sustainable ocean for society.
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
- 3 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £16,390,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,165,000
- 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
- 17 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £15,664,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,105,000
- 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 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,000,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,035,000
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £15,021,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,557,000
- 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
- 21 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £14,282,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,559,000
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
- 3 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £16,390,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,165,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £63
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,413,282
- 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
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- 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
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £15,664,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,105,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £69
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,157,161
- 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
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- 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
- 10
- 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 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £14,000,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,035,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £61
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,978,000
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 26
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,021,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,557,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £65
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,604,000
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- 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
- 21 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,282,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,559,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £89
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,735,000
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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
- 3 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1451000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14805000
- Income Investments
- 134000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16390000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £860,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,279,000
- Expenditure Other
- 26000
- Expenditure Total
- 17165000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 26000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 60000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4130000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1427000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -83000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,552,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13092000
- Assets Own Use
- 9004000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4088000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,344,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,884,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,552,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5907000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5977000
- Assets Cash
- £2,189,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7552000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 7552000
- Count Employees
- 179
- 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
- 17 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1329000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14220000
- Income Investments
- 114000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15663000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,015,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,066,000
- Expenditure Other
- 24000
- Expenditure Total
- 16105000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 24000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 84000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3856000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1367000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 408000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,904,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13521000
- Assets Own Use
- 9360000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4161000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,847,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,958,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,410,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6293000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6665000
- Assets Cash
- £3,142,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8410000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8410000
- Count Employees
- 177
- 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 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 100000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1719000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12105000
- Income Investments
- 76000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14000000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,301,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,734,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14035000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 23000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 76000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2477000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1384000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -175000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,329,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12670000
- Assets Own Use
- 8959000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3711000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,779,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £13,006,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,443,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6157000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6849000
- Assets Cash
- £4,917,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8443000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8443000
- Count Employees
- 176
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1722000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13241000
- Income Investments
- 58000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15021000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £852,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,705,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14557000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 24000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 65000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2390000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1349000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 165000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,423,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13471000
- Assets Own Use
- 9638000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3833000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,094,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £13,911,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,654,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7399000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6512000
- Assets Cash
- £6,237,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8654000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8654000
- Count Employees
- 178
- 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
- 21 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1376000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12844000
- Income Investments
- 62000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14282000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £464,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,095,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13559000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 20000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1831000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1166000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 750000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,374,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14240000
- Assets Own Use
- 10611000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3629000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,568,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,784,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,024,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7864000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6920000
- Assets Cash
- £4,934,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8024000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 8024000
- Count Employees
- 177
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Korea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malaysia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Australia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Norway
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambodia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Bangladesh
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- China
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Philippines
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Japan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- 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
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-03-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/03/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2013 as amended on 30 Apr 2021 as amended on 21 Nov 2022 as amended on 29 Mar 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING MARINE AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND DISSEMINATE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND DATA AND IDEAS GENERATED IN THE COURSE OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUCH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 371676
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PML
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures