Heritage Marine Foundation

Analysis

Heritage Marine Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maldon. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07550326). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Heritage Marine Foundation reported income of £47k and spending of £56k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £114k to £47k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Heritage Marine Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benson Choral Society (£47k), North Cadbury Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£47k) and Global Footsteps (£47k).