Marine Stewardship Council

Analysis

Marine Stewardship Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03322023). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Marine Stewardship Council reported income of £33.7m and spending of £34.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30.1m to £33.7m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Marine Stewardship Council sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Waste and Resources Action Programme (£28.7m), Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (£43.7m) and The Earthshot Prize (£23.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 3.5% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £39.6m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 267 people.