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partnership for observation of the global ocean

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Activities & Mission

The charity brings together the world's major oceanographic institutes to plan joint actions to advance sustained ocean observations for societal benefit. It provides professional training opportunities for early-career scientists to develop the worldwide capacity for sustained ocean observations, and advocates at public and policy levels for the need for sustained funding for the observing system

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£675,431
Latest Expenditure
£778,509

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 78.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £672,344
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,087
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £612,122
Raising Funds £0
Governance £9,528
Grants to Institutions £60,599
Other Expenditure £166,387

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£675,431£778,509£612,122£487,921£323,7610 / 0
2023£834,439£866,160£866,160£590,999£300,0000 / 0
2022£834,575£921,646£921,646£622,720£135,0000 / 0
2021£983,255£799,410£799,410£709,791£367,1980 / 0
2020£743,857£907,286£753,783£525,946£325,1530 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
PROSPECT PLACE
PLYMOUTH
PL1 3DH
Registration Date
20 February 2017
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5083982
Charity Number
1171692

Trustees

Prof. Shau Hwai Tan
Capt. Francisco Armando Arias-Isaza
Dr Francisco Pedro Chavez
Dr Carmen Guadalupe Paniagua Chavez
Dr Olivier Georges Marie Pringault
Prof. Fei Chai
Dr Anya Mary Waite

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEANS
  • POGO