CCEW Charity Commission profile

BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1137209 · organisation 4050658

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 July 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07176743
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£12,977,221
Latest expenditure
£12,094,396
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Blue Marine Foundation, Third Floor South Building, Somerset House, Strand, LONDON, WC2R 1LA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bluemarinefoundation.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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
29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,977,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,094,396
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,263,070
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,455,782
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
£11,300,376
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,502,068
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
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,790,188
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,208,722
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
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,312,130
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,158,194

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
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,977,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,094,396
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
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
120
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,263,070
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,455,782
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
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
300
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
£11,300,376
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,502,068
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
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
150
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
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,790,188
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,208,722
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
40
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
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,312,130
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,158,194
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£11,673
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
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
29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
11613331
Income Other Trading Activities
1265260
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
98630
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12977221
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,066,652
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,027,744
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12094396
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
989827
Expenditure Support Costs
2227016
Expenditure Depreciation
75890
Gain Loss Investment
-58226
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-131341
Reserves
£2,784,074
Assets Total Fixed
2173897
Assets Own Use
173684
Assets Long Term Investment
2000213
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£9,357,210
Assets Total Liabilities
£999,623
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,531,484
Creditors One Year Total Current
999623
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£7,844,774
Funds Endowment
2000213
Funds Unrestricted
2957758
Funds Restricted
5573513
Funds Total
10531484
Count Employees
54
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
11125081
Income Other Trading Activities
1023130
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
114859
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12263070
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£980,522
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,475,260
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12455782
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
867792
Expenditure Depreciation
69155
Gain Loss Investment
188515
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-40839
Reserves
£3,496,542
Assets Total Fixed
2126999
Assets Own Use
100986
Assets Long Term Investment
2026013
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,896,661
Assets Total Liabilities
£316,775
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,706,885
Creditors One Year Total Current
316775
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£6,638,807
Funds Endowment
2026013
Funds Unrestricted
3597528
Funds Restricted
4083344
Funds Total
9706885
Count Employees
49
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
10523966
Income Other Trading Activities
720226
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
56184
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11300376
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£665,057
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,837,011
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9502068
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
792317
Expenditure Depreciation
43176
Gain Loss Investment
-183175
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-212535
Reserves
£3,348,482
Assets Total Fixed
1900672
Assets Own Use
93918
Assets Long Term Investment
1806754
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,233,504
Assets Total Liabilities
£423,094
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,711,082
Creditors One Year Total Current
423094
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£7,446,107
Funds Endowment
1806754
Funds Unrestricted
3442400
Funds Restricted
4461928
Funds Total
9711082
Count Employees
40
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
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
7764326
Income Other Trading Activities
9543
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
16319
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7790188
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£167,168
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,041,554
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6208722
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
316537
Expenditure Depreciation
30354
Gain Loss Investment
-51247
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
29496
Reserves
£2,839,047
Assets Total Fixed
2042288
Assets Own Use
77992
Assets Long Term Investment
1964296
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,368,914
Assets Total Liabilities
£315,253
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,095,949
Creditors One Year Total Current
315253
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,514,954
Funds Endowment
1964296
Funds Unrestricted
2916956
Funds Restricted
3214697
Funds Total
8095949
Count Employees
33
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
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
8306295
Income Other Trading Activities
5417
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
418
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8312130
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
2000000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£166,885
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,991,272
Expenditure Other
37
Expenditure Total
4158194
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
342064
Expenditure Depreciation
20049
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
68055
Reserves
£1,982,015
Assets Total Fixed
2064740
Assets Own Use
64740
Assets Long Term Investment
2000000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,687,026
Assets Total Liabilities
£186,036
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,565,730
Creditors One Year Total Current
186036
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,153,902
Funds Endowment
2000000
Funds Unrestricted
2020135
Funds Restricted
2545595
Funds Total
6565730
Count Employees
23
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Chile
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
South America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
British Indian Ocean Territory
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Saint Helena
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hampshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dorset
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Maldives
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Belize
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-07-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/03/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/06/2013 as amended on 10 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects
1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING MARINE PRESERVATION AND THE PREVENTION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY DECLINE; AND 2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investment