Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Analysis

Aquaculture Stewardship Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08172832). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Aquaculture Stewardship Council reported income of £16.5m and spending of £16.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.5m to £16.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. 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, Aquaculture 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Britain Tidy (£16.3m), The Climate Change Organisation (£16.8m) and C40 Cities Climate Leadership (£15.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and donations and legacies 4.3%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £10.7m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.