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blue marine foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Blue Marine Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in Devon, Dorset, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£12,263,070
Latest Expenditure
£12,455,782

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £11,125,081
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £1,023,130
Investments £114,859
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,475,260
Raising Funds £980,522
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£12,263,070£12,455,782£11,475,260£9,706,885£3,496,54249 / 300
2023£11,300,376£9,502,068£8,837,011£9,711,082£3,348,48240 / 150
2022£7,790,188£6,208,722£6,041,554£8,095,949£2,839,04733 / 40
2021£6,312,130£4,158,194£3,991,272£6,565,730£1,982,01523 / 0
2020£4,046,455£3,620,842£3,406,946£2,411,794£1,033,89320 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers