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the manta trust

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Activities & Mission

The charity?s key objectives are the conservation of manta rays and their close relatives, mobula rays throughout the world?s oceans. Manta rays can be considered charismatic megafauna; diving and snorkelling with these creatures is a sought after experience the world over. Our vision is to see these animals thriving in healthy, diverse ocean ecosystems the world over.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£734,905
Latest Expenditure
£842,926

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £712,302
Charitable Activities £21,124
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,479
Other Income £4,798

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £742,739
Raising Funds £100,187
Governance £12,479
Grants to Institutions £30,535
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£734,905£842,926£742,739£743,337£394,1620 / 40
2023£973,424£856,519£731,786£846,560£596,5550 / 3
2022£737,766£544,552£500,428£729,655£216,1640 / 10
2021£490,850£434,7520 / 30
2020£539,845£452,588£391,910£481,526£481,5260 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Catemwood House
Corscombe
Dorchester
DT2 0NT
Registration Date
11 January 2012
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5021754
Charity Number
1145387

Trustees

PAUL WILLIAM JACKSON
JONATHAN HUGH BROOKE DIAMOND
Dr EMILY LOUISE HUMBLE
Martin John Attrill
Eleanor Jane Curtis
Christine Noel Neubeiser
Nick Peter Bonney