The National Lobster Hatchery

Analysis

The National Lobster Hatchery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Padstow. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03527313). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The National Lobster Hatchery reported income of £425k and spending of £397k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £424k to £425k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Lobster Hatchery sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rank Prize Funds (£425k), Sound Connections (£426k) and The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) (£424k).