01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037480
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 105
- Postcode
- HR9 7US
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To undertake for public benefit the study, conservation and research into the marine and freshwater environment, including associated land and shoreline, and to public and disseminate the useful results of such research.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,339,836 | £5,250,911 | 105 | 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,130,045 | £4,967,281 | 105 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,666,213 | £5,566,156 | 105 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,356,330 | £4,766,803 | 105 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,253,632 | £4,153,529 | 105 | 13 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mcsuk.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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