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ocean conservation trust limited

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Ocean Conservation Trust Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Plymouth and operates in Devon.


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

Advance the education of the public in, and promote the conservation of, living marine and freshwater aquatic organisms by the provision of an aquarium and museum and other programmes of education and research and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public

Fundraising

See where Ocean Conservation Trust Limited is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,488,002
Latest Expenditure
£7,613,177

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 80.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 22.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,575,769
Charitable Activities £2,116,616
Other Trading £1,563,561
Investments £42,758
Other Income £189,298

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,043,624
Raising Funds £1,569,553
Governance £146,034
Grants to Institutions £10,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£7,488,002£7,613,177£6,043,624£10,121,926£10,121,926180 / 100
2024£6,975,977£6,693,272£5,417,358£10,246,793£2,576,000125 / 100
2023£6,397,000£5,684,000£4,746,000£9,964,000£2,005,000106 / 100
2022£5,218,765£4,453,080£3,507,229£9,251,088£1,211,407125 / 60
2021£3,190,963£4,119,417£3,220,325£8,485,407£098 / 50

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers